D modules/sourcecode organisation/filesystem mapping

[Sean Kelly]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> FunkyM wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, infact it is a basic change mainly on the "module" keyword. My 
>> "extended"
>> explaination might be a bit too much information on one shot.
>>
>> Right now you for a file "/foo/bar.d" you would have to write "module 
>> foo.bar;"
>> and you can NOT have a file "/foo.d" with "module foo;".
>>
>> These changes make it possible to say "module foo;" in "/foo/bar.d" 
>> and use
>> "/foo.d" with "module foo;" which results in "merging" the two scopes.
>>
> 
> What happens when both "module foo;"'s have module 
> constructors/destructors ?

My guess is that one of the ctor/dtor pairs would either be thrown out 
during library assembly (or linking), or that a duplicate symbol error 
would be generated.  I think the 'ld' tool on Linux could be made to do 
either, but I'm not sure how flexible the Windows tools are.



Sean