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[Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d]

On 6/20/2017 1:31 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 6/19/2017 11:28 PM, Mike wrote:
>> As I understand it, this requires some cooperation between the compiler and 
>> the linker.
> 
> We don't control the linker. We could do a lot if we did, but we don't.

To clarify, I have experience writing and working with linkers. Doing one is a 
full time job for a team of one alpha programmer + a couple regular ones. You 
might think a linker is easy, and conceptually it is. The trouble comes from all 
the undocumented behaviors it is expected to do exhibit. Worse, these 
expectations change constantly without warning.

And lastly, we support lots of platforms. Multiply the above by the number of 
platforms.

It's not practical for us.