Linkage

[Lars Ivar Igesund]

Karl Bochert wrote:

> I'm trying to call a function in one file from another.
> In particular I take the the winsamp.d demo ( where WinMain() calls
> myWinMain() ) and I move the myWinMain() fucntion to a new file (winapp.d)
> and lable it 'export'. Both files compile, but the linker complains that
> myWinMain() is not found. More confusingly, if I leave myWinMain() in the
> winsamp.d file as well as putting it in the second file, the linker
> complains that it CAN find both myWinMain() functions.
> 
> So how do I link a function across files??

Note that export don't make much sense in this case. A function in one file
can be used in the other if the file is imported:

file1.d
------------
module file1;

void foo() {}

file2.d
-----------
module file2;

private import file1;

main()
{
  foo();
}



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