[Issue 2222] New: spec does not specify when md5 symbol compression is used

[Jarrett Billingsley]

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>           Summary: spec does not specify when md5 symbol compression is
>                    used
>           Product: D
>           Version: 1.033
>          Platform: PC
>        OS/Version: Linux
>            Status: NEW
>          Keywords: spec
>          Severity: normal
>          Priority: P2
>         Component: DMD
>        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
>        ReportedBy: tomas at famolsen.dk
>
>
> would be nice if the spec could state the maximum length of a symbol name
> before md5 compression is put to use.
>
>
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>

This is not part of the D spec, but rather a hack in the Windows 
implementation of DMD to get around the shortcomings of the OMF format that 
it uses.  No other D compiler uses it.  If anywhere, it should be documented 
on the DMD page.