C++ interop - what to do about long and unsigned long?

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Wednesday, 10 September 2014 at 23:18:18 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> On 9/10/2014 4:16 PM, bachmeier wrote:
>> Not to go too far off topic, but C++ interoperability is at 0 
>> merit points until
>> you've got a GC-less standard library, finished shared library 
>> support on all
>> platforms, and tools that rival those available for C++.
>
> If that were true, then D interoperability with C would be 
> impossible as well. But it is possible and works well.

The difference is that the only ones wanting to interoperate with 
C++ are those already using C++. And something that always comes 
up in comments by C++ developers is that they need the standard 
library but don't want GC.

C++ interoperability is exciting, and it can be D's killer 
application, but it's a long-term project. Releasing a compiler 
without regressions seems to me to be at least as important in 
the short-term.