• Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> Jul 16 2012
• Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> Jul 16 2012
• Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> Jul 16 2012
• "Tobias Pankrath" <tobias pankrath.net> Jul 17 2012

Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> writes:

Hi,

I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
certain container) to add other missing containers.

Best regards,

Matthias

Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:

On 7/16/12 4:19 AM, Matthias Walter wrote:
 Hi,

 I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
 point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
 the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
 the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
 const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

 Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
 somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
 general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
 certain container) to add other missing containers.


I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from my 
duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is:

1. Put std.benchmark through the review process

2. Define allocators

3. Integrate allocators with std.container

If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from allocation 
issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull requests. I assume the 
advent of allocators will be a uniform additive changes for all containers.


Thanks,

Andrei

Matthias Walter <xammy xammy.info> writes:

On 07/17/2012 12:41 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
 On 7/16/12 4:19 AM, Matthias Walter wrote:
 Hi,

 I'd like to know who is currently working on std.container - at some
 point I read that Andrei works on user-controlled allocation and then
 the issues of container structures will be addressed. Unforntunately, at
 the moment std.container.Array is unusable for me because of missing
 const Range (8248) and impossible arrays of arrays (6153).

 Is there a way to see how far this development is? Can one contribute
 somehow? I would offer to contribute but only on a basis where the
 general design is fixed (e.g. there is a reference implementation for a
 certain container) to add other missing containers.


 I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from my
 duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is:
 
 1. Put std.benchmark through the review process
 
 2. Define allocators
 
 3. Integrate allocators with std.container
 
 If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from allocation
 issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull requests. I assume the
 advent of allocators will be a uniform additive changes for all containers.


That's good news - despite the fact the you have loads of work. I will
probably work on these things.

Thank you!

"Tobias Pankrath" <tobias pankrath.net> writes:

 I'm the bottleneck for that. My list of actual work (aside from 
 my duties as phobos/druntime/tools/dlang.org curator) is:

 1. Put std.benchmark through the review process

 2. Define allocators

 3. Integrate allocators with std.container

 If you have fixes for std.container that are faraway from 
 allocation issues, I think it's safe to propose them as pull 
 requests. I assume the advent of allocators will be a uniform 
 additive changes for all containers.


 Thanks,

 Andrei


What is left for std.benchmark before a second review can start?

We have several modules in the RQ or the TBD-Q (thinking about 
std.xml, std.json, std.benchmark, std.log) that are abandoned or 
at least don't get the love they deserve.

Maybe we should put a "what remains to be done" comment on those 
modules and advertise them as easy entry points for new 
contributors.