any tool to at least partially convert C++ to D (htod for source

[Michel Fortin]

On 2010-03-11 21:35:42 -0500, Walter Bright <newshound1 at digitalmars.com> said:

> Michel Fortin wrote:
>> Ah, you're right indeed. I thought it was std.stdiobase that imported 
>> std.stdio, but its the reverse so it's a little better.
>> 
>> Still, std.stdiobase uses this clever external definition to avoid a 
>> circular import:
>> 
>>     extern(C) void std_stdio_static_this();
>> 
>> This hack is basically just a bypass of the circular dependency check 
>> for one module. If more than one module use it, you're at risk of 
>> having the behaviour dependent on the link order.
> 
> No, the transitive nature of the dependency checking insures it is NOT 
> dependent on link order.

What I meant is that this is dependent on link order (and I tested it):

module a;
import a_base;
import b;
int ai;
extern(C) void initA() { ai = bi+2; }

module a_base;
extern(C) void initA();
static this() { initA(); }

module b;
import b_base;
import a;
int bi;
extern(C) void initB() { bi = ai+4; }

module b_base;
extern(C) void initB();
static this() { initB(); }

module main;
import b;
import a;
import std.stdio;
void main() {
	writeln("a.ai = ", ai, "  b.bi = ", bi);
}

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Michel Fortin
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