"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294@msn.com> wrote in message news:c2ok8u$efd$2@digitaldaemon.com...
> "C" <dont@respond.com> wrote in message
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> | Is any of the stuff in /etc/c/stlsoft usable in D ?
> |
> | And why is thier .cpp files in /etc/c/recls ?
> |
> | C
> |
>
> I have a question about phobos: what is it, exactly? I mean, is Phobos the
D
> runtime library for the DigitalMars compiler, or is it the D runtime library? In other words, what parts of Phobos should be in every D
compiler?

The parts of phobos in std should be in every D compiler, the parts in etc are optional.

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message
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| The parts of phobos in std should be in every D compiler,
| the parts in etc are optional.

That's what I thought. But what about std.recls and std.windows.registry? According to their license, they're property of Synesis Software. It just seems a bit odd to me to have something like that as part as the standard library.

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Carlos Santander Bernal

Carlos Santander B. wrote:

> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message
> news:c2pdlv$1oms$1@digitaldaemon.com
> | The parts of phobos in std should be in every D compiler,
> | the parts in etc are optional.
> 
> That's what I thought. But what about std.recls and std.windows.registry?
> According to their license, they're property of Synesis Software. It just
> seems a bit odd to me to have something like that as part as the standard
> library.

Well, either the new compiler vendor would have to make a deal with Matthew (Synesis) or reimplement the API.

Lars Ivar Igesund

Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:

> Carlos Santander B. wrote:
> 
>> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message
>> news:c2pdlv$1oms$1@digitaldaemon.com
>> | The parts of phobos in std should be in every D compiler,
>> | the parts in etc are optional.
>>
>> That's what I thought. But what about std.recls and std.windows.registry?
>> According to their license, they're property of Synesis Software. It just
>> seems a bit odd to me to have something like that as part as the standard
>> library.
> 
> 
> Well, either the new compiler vendor would have to make a deal with Matthew (Synesis) or reimplement the API.
> 
> Lars Ivar Igesund

And that would happen.

Cheers,
Sigbjørn Lund Olsen

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