Compile time XML Parser?

[Kaitlyn Emmons]

On Wednesday, 5 February 2020 at 02:20:00 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe 
wrote:
> On Wednesday, 5 February 2020 at 02:06:58 UTC, Kaitlyn Emmons 
> wrote:
>> It crash from manipulation but does it ever crash just parse 
>> and read?
>
> Not for me but I almost always just do it at runtime; the 
> compile time isn't as well tested. (I've only done little 
> things with it at CT)
>
> But the same principle should apply to the other D xml parsers 
> so maybe one of them will be better.
>
>> to try parse and auto generate a VK binding from VKapi.xml 
>> that krhonos releases :) But it is big and complex xml so need 
>> stable parser.
>
> You might be better off doing it at run time anyway - write a 
> program to load the xml and generate it as a separate step in 
> your build process.
>
> With a CT binding, every single build is going to have to 
> reparse all the xml and regenerate the binding and the compile 
> time function executor in the compiler is kinda slow.

simple build process > fast build process .. not gana fuck with 
two step build system who got time for that... not me lol... also 
if it is separate module and does not import other modules, 
shouldn't rdmd recognize it doesnt need recompilation if the xml 
and module dont change?