Are the __traits considered to be part of the specification proper? Do potential new traits need a DIP or do they go straight into DMD + website?

On Friday, 31 May 2019 at 05:29:16 UTC, Max Haughton wrote:
> Are the __traits considered to be part of the specification proper? Do potential new traits need a DIP or do they go straight into DMD + website?

If it's trivial then you probably don't need a DIP for it.

Usually DIPs are for "larger" or "more complex" implementations. AFAIK.

I have seen a few new __traits etc. added just with a simple PR and no DIP.

If the __traits has any breaking changes etc. then it would most likely need a DIP ofc.

-- Anyone can feel free to correct me on this though. --

On Friday, 31 May 2019 at 05:57:58 UTC, bauss wrote:
> On Friday, 31 May 2019 at 05:29:16 UTC, Max Haughton wrote:
>> Are the __traits considered to be part of the specification proper? Do potential new traits need a DIP or do they go straight into DMD + website?
>
> If it's trivial then you probably don't need a DIP for it.
>
> Usually DIPs are for "larger" or "more complex" implementations. AFAIK.
>
> I have seen a few new __traits etc. added just with a simple PR and no DIP.
>
> If the __traits has any breaking changes etc. then it would most likely need a DIP ofc.
>
> -- Anyone can feel free to correct me on this though. --

A "light" DIP process for this case is on the way from what I've read.
I've myself got two changes merged but they were limit toward this aspect and there was a bit of confusion because the decision makers were not necessarily aware while another member would have merged quite quickly.

For now if someone wants to got a simple language change merged and since the light DIP is still not there:

1. take case to make it visible in the PR name,
2. request the tags (often those two: [needs approval] [need specs pr])
3. ping the right persons, i.e Bright or at least Mike (adalcron) and
4. eventually opens a topic in the general section of the forum.

On 2019-05-31 07:29, Max Haughton wrote:
> Are the __traits considered to be part of the specification proper? Do potential new traits need a DIP or do they go straight into DMD + website?

In general you do not need a DIP for adding a new __trait.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg