Re:A Proposal for Package Versioning in Go
by Aissen on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @05:30AM
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Quoting the article:
> […] the import uniqueness rule: different packages must have different import paths. […] Cargo allows partial code upgrades by giving up import uniqueness.
> The constraints of Cargo and Dep make version selection equivalent to solving Boolean satisfiability, meaning it can be very expensive to determine whether a valid version configuration even exists.
> eliminates the need for separate lock and manifest files.
Note that Cargo is seen as a "gold standard" approach here, upon which rsc is trying to improve.
> […] the import uniqueness rule: different packages must have different import paths. […] Cargo allows partial code upgrades by giving up import uniqueness.
> The constraints of Cargo and Dep make version selection equivalent to solving Boolean satisfiability, meaning it can be very expensive to determine whether a valid version configuration even exists.
> eliminates the need for separate lock and manifest files.
Note that Cargo is seen as a "gold standard" approach here, upon which rsc is trying to improve.