Tell compiler not to try and CTFE template?

Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d-learn digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com
Mon Apr 10 19:01:42 PDT 2017


On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 01:53:07 Jethro via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
> I have a template that that takes no arguments. It takes a while
> to compile, but if I simply create a dummy argument, D compiles
> much quicker.
>
> e.g.,
>
> void foo(string s)(); // slow,
>
> void foo(string s)(int x); // fast. (I, of course, pass a dummy
> value for x)
>
> This is because the compiler doesn't try to evaluate foo as a
> CTFE.
>
> I'd like inform it not to do this in the first place.

Please provide a compilable code sample showing what you're talking about.

- Jonathan M Davis



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