To avoid some linking errors

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-10-28 22:38, David Nadlinger wrote:

> Do really think that your typical Java programmer is familiar with the
> term »symbol« in the compiler/linker sense? Also, don't underestimate
> the perceived scariness/ugliness of mangled names in linker error
> messages. I'm pretty much fluent in reading D mangled names by now, but
> most newcomers definitely aren't.
>
> That, coupled with the absence of the typical source location
> information (IDE integration!), is probably enough to make encountering
> such errors a significantly more unpleasant experience for most people
> than compiler errors.
>
> Again, maybe not for you, maybe not for me, but I think it is clear that
> this is a problem to some, so the discussion should not be about talking
> the problem away, but rather about evaluating possible
> solutions/mitigation strategies in terms of feasibility (e.g. name
> demangling in linker output?).

I completely agree. I can handle the mangled symbols as well but it 
would be much nicer with demangled symbols, source location and so on.

Just because I can read HTML I'm not surfing the web with "curl", I use 
a GUI browser that renders the HTML. It's much nicer that way.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg