DIP20: Volatile read/write intrinsics

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 12-10-2012 04:05, Chad J wrote:
> On 10/11/2012 10:35 AM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>> On 11-10-2012 14:42, Chad J wrote:
>>> On 10/11/2012 01:40 AM, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I suppose a simple D_Volatile version identifier will do, like we have
>>>> D_SIMD for core.simd.__simd.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Cool.
>>
>> OK, updated.
>>
>
> I do have a critique for your description:
>
>> Compilers that support these intrinsics must define the D_Volatile
>> version identifier. Compilers that do not may support them, but
>> programmers should not rely on it.
>
> I read this as meaning:
> Compilers that support volatile intrinsics must define D_Volatile.
> Compilers can support volatile intrinsics without defining D_Volatile.
>
> And I see a contradiction ;)
>

Oops. It should be clearer now.

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