[swift-evolution] [swift-build-dev] [Review] SE-0158 Package Manager Manifest API Redesign

[David Sweeris]

> On Mar 7, 2017, at 12:53 PM, Rick Ballard via swift-build-dev <swift-build-dev at swift.org> wrote:
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> Hello Swift community,
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> The review of "SE-0158 Package Manager Manifest API Redesign" begins now and runs through March 13, 2017. The proposal is available here:
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> 	https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0158-package-manager-manifest-api-redesign.md <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0158-package-manager-manifest-api-redesign.md>
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> Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All Swift Package Manager reviews should be sent to the swift-evolution and swift-build-dev mailing lists at
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> or, if you would like to keep your feedback private, directly to the review manager. When replying, please try to keep the proposal link at the top of the message:
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> > Proposal link:
> >>  https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0158-package-manager-manifest-api-redesign.md
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> >>  Other replies
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> What goes into a review?
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> The goal of the review process is to improve the proposal under review through constructive criticism and, eventually, determine the direction of Swift. When writing your review, here are some questions you might want to answer in your review:
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> * What is your evaluation of the proposal?

+1, although I don’t know why we're supporting this:
// 1.5.8 ..< 2.0.0
.package(url: "/SwiftyJSON", from: "1.5.8"),
when, at least as far as I can tell, this:
// 1.5.8 ..< 2.0.0
.package(url: "/SwiftyJSON", .uptoNextMajor("1.5.8")),
does the same thing, and the spelling is, at least to me, clearer as well. Dunno, maybe the “from” version is a term of art that I’m just not familiar with.

> * Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to the Swift Package Manager?

Yep

> * Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?

Yep

> * If you have used other languages, libraries, or package managers with a similar feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?

N/A

> * How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or an in-depth study?

Read the discussion thread and the proposal a few times.

- Dave Sweeris
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