CTFE - compiling other languages inside D

[Robert Clipsham]

On 10/08/2011 21:32, Marco Leise wrote:
> For starters, how about this?:
> static string someExternalText = __ctfeReadFile("external.txt");
> static byte[] chipInitialState = __ctfeReadFile("initial_state.bin");
> Every external file used in compiling a source file would be added to
> the list of files to check for their modification date in relation to
> the resulting object file. This ensures that the object is recreated
> when either of the sources change. The list can be in a separate file
> per each D source using this feature.
>
> This offers:
> - no execution of arbitrary commands
> - usual compile-if-newer logic doesn't reinvent the wheel
> - compile-time conversion of C headers
> - add snippets in domain specific languages by their own respective
> source files
> - include microcode blobs and other binary data in your modules if desired
>
> Personally I think this idea rocks, but YMMV :p .

You can already do that!

enum _ = import("someFile");

Then when compiling, use the -J switch (required) to specify the include 
directory.

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Robert
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