core.stdcpp

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On Wednesday, 27 August 2014 at 00:32:20 UTC, Mike wrote:
> I believe druntime's scope should be reduced to simply 
> implementing the language, not creating an OS or library API.  
> That's what phobos and DUB are for.
>
> I'm asking this community to consider setting a new precedent 
> for druntime:  reduce the scope to just the language 
> implementation, encapsulate and isolate the platform specific 
> logic (e.g. the ports - see 11666), and deport the artificial 
> dependencies to phobos or other libraries.

What do you think about following compromise:

1) C bindings are defined in spec to be optional
2) They are still kept in druntime repo but declared an 
implementation detail
3) C bindings are defined to be mandatory in Phobos - if Phobos 
is used with druntime that does not provide C bindings, it must 
expose ones of its own.

It effectively keeps existing layout but moves from a 
specification to implementation detail making binding-free 
druntime 100% legal D implementation.