{dmd, druntime} -> {dmd+druntime} i.e. Monorepo?

[deadalnix]

On Monday, 23 August 2021 at 07:51:52 UTC, IGotD- wrote:
> On Monday, 23 August 2021 at 01:01:34 UTC, max haughton wrote:
>> Thesis: Develop dmd and druntime together in a monorepo, since 
>> they are developed and shipped together. I think this could 
>> potentially save a lot of hassle for both developers and 
>> consumers, especially the former: No more waiting for druntime 
>> PRs to go through, and hopefully less CI-senbugs.
>>
>> Antithesis?
>
> Yes, if you for example want to develop a special druntime, 
> then it is better to have dmd and druntime separated as you 
> don't need the extra dmd baggage.
>
> A similar argument can be done to merge phobos and druntime 
> because they are somewhat connected as well. I'm not suggesting 
> this however.
>
> If you look at LDC, they have solved it by adding druntime and 
> phobos as git submodules. This is a good idea as you get the 
> exact snapshots of each version and don't have to manually set 
> the version of each separate git. Why haven't the dmd repos 
> done the same?

git filter-branch --prune-empty --subdirectory-filter "druntime/"

And voila. the result could even be pushed int he existing 
druntime repo on a regular basis by a cronjob.

This is a non problem.