[Bug 126] Add support for attribute to mark data as volatile.

[Iain Buclaw via D.gnu]

On 24 June 2014 11:46, Timo Sintonen via D.gnu <d.gnu at puremagic.com> wrote:
>
> While writing this  it just popped to my mind: if volatile is not good,
> could we reuse the 'system' word? Then it would be clear that this is for
> accessing system resources and not for application level.
>
> There seems not to be much documentation about system. Tdpl says it may omit
> some checks and the website says it is quite the same than not having any
> other attributes. So:
> What system means in general?

Not @safe.

> What it currently means in gdc?

Not @safe.

> Could we use it instead of volatile?

No.