version and extern problems

[Jason House]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> That seems like it should work.  Is the problem something to do with 
>> the order in which things are evaluated at compile-time?
> 
> It doesn't work because mixin is supposed to be a complete statement, 
> not part of one. The XXX: forms a prefix, not a complete statement.

I thought "gotolabel:" would be a prefix but "private:" isn't.  Is there 
a big reason that distinction isn't true?