version()

[Mike Parker]

On 1/16/2012 8:44 AM, Manu wrote:
> Why can't I do this:
>
> version( linux || OSX )
> {
>    something common to each
> }
>
> ???
>
>
> This is not acceptable:
>
> version( MinGW )
> {
> version = linuxOrMinGW;
> }
> else version( linux )
> {
> version = linuxOrMinGW;
> }
>
> version( linuxOrMinGW )
> {
>    seriously...?
> }
>
>
> Surely basic logical expressions within a version seem not only logical,
> but also very necessary?
> There must be a reason this is impossible, or else I can't believe it's
> not already like that...

This is something I've wanted ever since I first started using D. Really 
annoying when you need to do the same sort of version checks across 
multiple modules. One workaround:

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module myconfig;

version(MingW)
{
     enum bool linuxOrMingW = true;
}
else version(linux)
{
     enum bool linuxOrMingW = true;
}
else
{
     enum bool linuxOrMingW = false;
}

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module foo;

import myconfig;

static if(linuxOrMingW)
{
     ...
}

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