extern(C) with function returning user type

[yawniek via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Wednesday, 29 July 2015 at 17:59:26 UTC, Kyoji Klyden wrote:
> How would I use a C function that's returning a struct? auto 
> doesn't work here, and from what I can tell D can't import C 
> headers. (If it really can't then, that would be a very welcome 
> feature)
>
> I do have the required libs but I can't create my D obj file so 
> I can't really get there.
>
> I know that there htod but, is there anyway I can avoid using 
> that?
>
> I'm using GDC, and GCC on Win7

checkout dstep https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep

i think you can just define a struct with the same shape.
see also mike's answer on 
http://forum.dlang.org/post/yheamworbhcaprrkoflp@forum.dlang.org