Fixing cyclic import static construction problems

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 11/29/12 5:43 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 11/30/2012 12:09 AM, Daniel Murphy wrote:
>> I don't think this is sufficient. Imagine a group of modules that really
>> _do_ have a cyclic dependency, and a mixin that adds an independent
>> static
>> this. Ideally you'd be able to mark the mixed-in constructor as
>> independent
>> without tainting the whole module.
>>
>> So just make the pragma apply to declarations, you either mark specific
>> functions (which can then be mixed in) or put `pragma(...):` at the
>> top of
>> your module and you get your behaviour.
>
> It is possible for each static constructor to specify independently of
> the other static constructors which imports must be constructed first.
> But do we really want to go that far?

I think we either do it right or leave it as it is. It's not like 
there's no workaround so if we take a stand here we better have 
something compelling.

Andrei