Why?

[Paolo Invernizzi]

On Thursday, 4 April 2024 at 11:10:04 UTC, Richard (Rikki) Andrew 
Cattermole wrote:
>
> On 05/04/2024 12:07 AM, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:
>> On Thursday, 4 April 2024 at 10:18:10 UTC, Richard (Rikki) 
>> Andrew Cattermole wrote:
>>> On 04/04/2024 10:55 PM, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:
>>>> https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/16348
>>>>
>>>> *sigh*
>>>>
>>>> /P
>>>
>>> I can certainly see it being used with shared libraries.
>> 
>> If you mean shared code for libraries, I don't see how. Isn't 
>> dub the *official* tool to use for library? What's the problem 
>> in revamping the way dub download / organise / handle source 
>> distributions?
>
> No I meant shared libraries.
>
> Specifically the distribution of the source files that act as 
> the interface to it.
>
> That way you have the .sar file and the .dll and that's 
> everything you need to use it.

Aren't 'di' sources the target solution for library API? What's 
the problem in distributing a zip or tar?

In C++ you usually have a specific "include" directory with all 
you need, what's the burden in doing a zip with the shared 
library binary and the 'di' directories?

/P