Object.factory() and exe file size bloat

[Dicebot via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 21 August 2015 at 13:11:14 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>> If it is guaranteed, almost makes me want to abuse it for this:
>>
>> pragma(inline, true)
>> string foo()
>> {
>>     if (!__ctfe)
>>         assert(false);
>>     // ...
>> }
>>
>> (for compilers other than LDC)
>>
>
> That enforces that foo() is always folded at compile time, not 
> always
> inlined, no?

And when you combine both you gets function that is always folded 
at compile time and does not bloat the generated object file 
(like it happens right now with CTFE-only functions - they are 
still emitted to the binary). Win.

Of course, with LDC it is not an issue because they got 
--gc-sections working and CTFE utils get garbage collected :P