CTFE and DI: The Crossroads of D

[Era Scarecrow]

On Wednesday, 9 May 2012 at 22:16:17 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, 09 May 2012 15:03:21 -0700, Era Scarecrow 
> <rtcvb32 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  Why would this be such a big deal? As I understand it some of 
>> this comes from D couldn't compile to libraries (if that's 
>> different now I am not sure, haven't kept up with all the 
>> updates) so everything in phobos is distributed as source.
>
> Theoretically D can compile Shared Libraries now. Which means 
> that DI files are going to be more useful than ever.
>
>>  If we can't compile to a callable library (static or dynamic) 
>> for a while and can't use CTFE on non-source, then the problem 
>> is more explicitly present and either needs a workaround or 
>> some type of convention.
>
> CTFE cannot currently call a function without it's source.

  Currently? If it can later the problem goes away...