DIP62: Volatile type qualifier for unoptimizable variables in embedded programming

[Kagamin via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 16 July 2014 at 13:51:49 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
> On Wednesday, 16 July 2014 at 13:04:37 UTC, Johannes Pfau wrote:
>> I experimented a little more with Volatile!T and I don't think 
>> you can
>> make this example work:
>>
>> struct Timer
>> {
>>    uint control;
>>    uint data;
>> }
>>
>> enum timerA = (Volatile!Timer)* = cast()0xDEADBEAF;
>>
>> timerA.control |= 0b1;
>
> The actual code is a little different: 
> http://forum.dlang.org/thread/lq3kq8$pa3$1@digitalmars.com?page=5#post-fkgjcnqyoqltftbfmwqd:40forum.dlang.org

I think, the idea behind such declarations is to not let user to 
set volatile qualifiers. What if he forgets?