Writing/Creating files at compile-time

[lobo via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 10 August 2015 at 07:50:29 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
>
> Ugh… please don't add more ugly features that has to be ripped 
> out to bring the language to a sane state.
>
> A compiler should be able to compile all programs on a read 
> only filesystem. If the language requires a filesystem to 
> compile then I consider the language broken and in need of 
> redesign.

While I agree with you I am curious; where would the compiler 
place its artefacts and why can't "export" write to the same 
place?

The way I see it files created by export would be transient 
anyway, generated each time you compile.



bye,
lobo