How can we make it easier to experiment with the compiler?

[Alexandru Ermicioi]

On Monday, 24 May 2021 at 06:58:48 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 5/23/2021 10:15 PM, Nicholas Wilson wrote:
>> This is a _completely_ orthogonal problem.
>
> It's the same problem.
>
> D's support for modules and packages is literally designed 
> around matching the hierarchy of the source files.
>
> Shuffling files around accomplishes nothing when every module 
> imports every other module.

It will be a huge help if they are though. At minimum it will 
organize the things into packages that have one purpose, which 
will help in understanding the structure of dmd, and also make 
navigation and search of desired functionality easier, compared 
to one flat package. This can actually be the first step at 
unwinding all the mess with imports you're mentioning, since 
packages are not just folders, but logical organization of a set 
of modules that are somewhat related to the purpose the package 
has.