Lib change leads to larger executables

[John Reimer]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:05:22 +1100, Derek Parnell wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:12:10 -0800, Walter Bright wrote:
> 
>> It's important to work with existing tools (like linkers and 
>> librarians), which (among other things) helps ensure that D programs can 
>> link with the output of other compilers (like gcc).
> 
> Has anyone tried successfully to use a Windows linker, other than OptLink,
> to handle D .obj files? 
>


What does gcc have to do with windows dmd tools?  And what good is it to
use these tools if they aren't working properly?  That's why this whole
discussion started, right?

I don't get what Walter is saying.

-JJR