The proper case for D.

[robert fraser]

Walter Bright Wrote:

> Robert Fraser wrote:
> > Your explanation sounds likely, however it seems VS is discriminating on 
> > the per-symbol level...?
> 
> Let's say the C++ source file looks like:
> 
> ----------------------------
> int foo() { ... }
> int bar() { ... }
> ----------------------------
> 
> it is compiled and put into a library. Your program references foo(). 
> Pulling in the object module from the library that contains foo() also 
> pulls in bar(), because bar() is in the same object module. If bar() 
> references a bunch of other stuff, that gets pulled in, too.
> 
> VS may contain some scheme to split a source file into multiple object 
> modules which prevents this.
> 
> Note that dmd will split a single source file into multiple object 
> modules when you compile with -lib.

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I didn't understand it pulled in whole object files at once, though given that libraries are just archives of object files, I should have assumed.