DMD 1.029 and 2.013 releases

[Bill Baxter]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>>>>> I suppose the obvious question here is: what if I want to create a 
>>>>>> mutex
>>>>>> in D?
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do you need volatile for that?
>>>>
>>>> To restrict compiler optimizations performed on the code.
>>>
>>> The optimizer won't move global or pointer references across a 
>>> function call boundary.
>>
>> Even if the function is inlined?
> 
> No, but a mutex involves an OS call. Inlining is also easily prevented.

Maybe you two could arrange a time to have a higher bandwidth 
IM/irc/skype/telephone chat on the subject?  This seems important, but 
this one-line-at-a-time back and forth style of discussion is going 
nowhere fast.

--bb