Write file at compile time?

[Stefan Koch via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Monday, 3 April 2017 at 19:25:35 UTC, Inquie wrote:
> On Monday, 3 April 2017 at 19:06:01 UTC, Meta wrote:
>> On Sunday, 2 April 2017 at 19:42:52 UTC, Inquie wrote:
>>> I would like to write the output of a manifest constant at 
>>> compile time to a file instead of console using pragma(msg). 
>>> Is this possible?
>>
>> D does not allow IO at compile time for security reasons.
>
> what if I don't care about security reasons? I'm only needing 
> it for developmental purposes.

there is --vcg-ast.
In the ~master version of dmd.

it gives you everything lowered and expanded.
given your code compiles.