DIP16: Transparently substitute module with package

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:53:34 -0400, deadalnix <deadalnix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Le 05/04/2012 16:47, Steven Schveighoffer a écrit :
>>> But for moving a module like std.algorithm to a package, it's  
>>> cumbersome.
>>
>> Not really. Just move the files to another directory (i.e.
>> std/internal/algorithm) and publicly import them.
>>
>
> std/internal isn't good. If I just want to import sort, I would have to  
> do std.internal.algorithm.sort, which isn't good.

import std.algorithm : sort;

BTW, this doesn't work today, I'll file a bug.

> Plus, the package accessibility modifier would be broken with such a  
> pattern.
>
> The all.d, package.d, _.d, or, as I propose foldername.d (and submodules  
> into foldername) do not break package accessibility modifier, which is  
> better.

I don't really know what you mean, I didn't read that post.  Would you  
mind posting a link or repeating that argument?

-Steve