[Issue 16491] New: Forward referencing and static/shared static module constructors break initialisation

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https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16491

          Issue ID: 16491
           Summary: Forward referencing and static/shared static module
                    constructors break initialisation
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: x86_64
                OS: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: blocker
          Priority: P1
         Component: druntime
          Assignee: nobody at puremagic.com
          Reporter: gooberman at gmail.com

Tested on dmd.2.071.1.windows and dmd.2.071.2-b3.windows. Marked as blocker as
it means Binderoo can't support forward referenced pointers as is common in the
C++ codebases it is trying to auto-bind.

Problem is really simple to reproduce in an isolated environment. Add two
modules like this in a program:

someclass.d:

module someclass;

import someotherclass;

struct SomeClass
{
    SomeOtherClass* pSomeOtherClass;
}

shared static this()
{
    someClassName = SomeClass.stringof;
}

__gshared string someClassName;


someotherclass.d:

module someotherclass;

import someclass;

struct SomeOtherClass
{
    SomeClass* pSomeClass;
}

shared static this()
{
    someOtherClassName = SomeOtherClass.stringof;
}

__gshared string someOtherClassName;


Output at runtime:

object.Exception at src\rt\minfo.d(167): Aborting: Cycle detected between modules
with shared ctors/dtors:
someclass* ->
someotherclass* ->
someclass

Execution subsequently does not reach main.

Expected result:

Program initialises correctly and executes as expected.

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