what if we could specify a list of packages that could access the scope?

module myLib1.a;

class A
{
   package(mylib1, mylib2):
   this(void* ugglyCtorData){}
   public:
   this(){}
   void that(){}
   package(mylib1, mylib2) void theOther(){}
}

Ant

"Ant" <Ant_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:cn39i7$1ibq$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> what if we could specify a list of packages that could access the scope?
>
> module myLib1.a;
>
> class A
> {
>    package(mylib1, mylib2):
>    this(void* ugglyCtorData){}
>    public:
>    this(){}
>    void that(){}
>    package(mylib1, mylib2) void theOther(){}
> }

That's starting to look like the C++ 'friend' access morass <g>.

All you really need to do is group the packages as sub-packages under an enclosing one. If that still won't cover it, I suggest that the protection specifier really should be 'protected' or 'public' anyway.