To help LDC/GDC

[Iain Buclaw]

On 8 April 2013 14:40, Simen Kjaeraas <simen.kjaras at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2013-04-08, 13:46, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>
>  Only builtins are pure in the sense of 'C'.  Even functions considered
>> PUREstrong by the frontend may update an internal state, so the rules just
>> don't apply.  Except for maybe global functions...   In any case, the only
>> benefit you can reap from 'D pure' functions are that they are more likely
>> to be const-folded / inlined.
>>
>
> What?!?
>
> Please give an example of this. What sort of internal state are we
> talking about here?


It might be weakly pure. ;)

-- 
Iain Buclaw

*(p < e ? p++ : p) = (c & 0x0f) + '0';
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