version and extern problems

[Mike Wey]

I guess that:

mixin("extern(C):");
typedef void function() foo;

is the same as:

extern(C){}
typedef void function() foo;

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Mike Wey wrote:
>>> Should this work?
>>>
>>> version(Windows)
>>> {   const char[] external = "extern(Windows):"; }
>>> else
>>> {   const char[] external = "extern(C):"; }
>>>
>>> mixin(external);
>>> typedef void function() foo;
>>
>> No, it doesn't work (although it compiles).
> 
> That seems like it should work.  Is the problem something to do with the 
> order in which things are evaluated at compile-time?
> 
> 
> Sean