"Try it now"

[spir]

On 04/14/2011 03:50 PM, David Nadlinger wrote:
> On 4/14/11 3:44 PM, spir wrote:
>> On 04/14/2011 02:40 PM, David Nadlinger wrote:
>>> On 4/14/11 2:26 PM, spir wrote:
>>>>> Not having any imports makes for a faster compile, too.
>>>>
>>>> ... and helps in having safe sandboxes.
>>>
>>> In which way exactly do I need an import to write »extern(C) int
>>> system(in char
>>> *); system(…);«?
>>
>> Did I write "it provides safe sandboxes"?
>>
>> Denis
>
> No, but you wrote that it »helps in having safe sandboxes«, and I'm curious how
> you think it would.

I mean imports usually bring in many more tools for naughty code. And I guess 
in some languages, naughty actions can only be performed via such imported 
modules (system control, direct memory access,...), thus forbidding import is 
an easy way of creating a sandbox. At the very minimum, forbidding import or 
limiting it to a predefined set of modules is a necessary first step, I guess.

Denis
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