ImportC + metaprogramming?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On 1/16/22 3:13 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
> In this PR,
> 
> https://github.com/dlang/druntime/pull/3670
> 
> I added the ability for an ImportC file to import a D file. The initial 
> purpose was so that core.stdc.stdarg could be imported to support 
> variadics in C, without reimplementing them.
> 
> I realized that this actually works - ImportC code can call D code! even 
> use D templates!

Interesting!

> 
> So then I got to thinking "what the hell have I unleashed?"
> 
> I think I just destroyed dtoh.

Hm..., how does this help with preprocessor defines?

What I'm looking for is a way to write a .c (or .cm or whatever) file 
that does:

```c
#include "mylib.h"

// rewrite mylib #defines as enums here
...
```

For use with ImportC.

And I don't know how to do that. There's no introspection capabilities 
because the preprocessor isn't part of the D toolchain. Even doing it in 
C is nearly impossible without renaming the thing. You can't use mixin 
facilities, so using a D import doesn't work (plus it needs explicit 
template parameters, which isn't valid C syntax).

Do you have a plan for this?

-Steve