On 2012-07-27 15:58, Sönke Ludwig wrote:

> I fully agree! For vibe.d [which btw. also has a redis driver ;)] I made
> a simple package manager using github repositories as the source.
> However, if there would have been a 'standard' package manager, I
> wouldn't even have thought about writing my own.

Working on that: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/orbit/wiki/Orbit-Package-Manager-for-D

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On 7/27/12 4:59 AM, Russel Winder wrote:
> I wonder if having one person working on a package management system for
> D as a side-project is a missed opportunity for D. Putting more effort
> and resource into this aspect of D is probably far more constructive to
> traction than tinkering with the language, the compiler and
> optimization.

I think the same. We need badly an expert in package management on team. Or, of course, one who has the time and inclination to become one.

Andrei

Jacob,

On Fri, 2012-07-27 at 22:01 +0200, Jacob Carlborg wrote: […]
> Working on that: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/orbit/wiki/Orbit-Package-Manager-for-D

The problem here is exemplified by the commit history: this is a volunteer side project by a busy individual.  To progress this at a decent speed, and thus enable D to have greater traction, there needs to be more than one person working on this, and preferably some-one paid to work on it, even if part time.

I am not in a position to actively contribute for the moment, sadly, except to try and chivvy up some support to get this project moving. How can we get more people involved? Are there any organizations out there who could through £20,000 at the problem either as cash or by allocating an employee to work on the project?

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On 2012-07-28 15:41, Russel Winder wrote:

> The problem here is exemplified by the commit history: this is a
> volunteer side project by a busy individual.  To progress this at a
> decent speed, and thus enable D to have greater traction, there needs to
> be more than one person working on this, and preferably some-one paid to
> work on it, even if part time.

Yeah, that is constantly a problem. I've been working on DStep lately.

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