importC function pointers under windows: DMD v2.112.0

DLearner bmqazwsx123 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 20 16:04:32 UTC 2026


Consider:

```
#include <stdio.h>
void ccallee2(void)
{
    printf("ccallee2: Entered (written in C).");
    printf("\n");

    printf("ccallee2: Exiting...");
    printf("\n");

    return;
}

```

called by:

```
// Calling C subfn via FP
// dmd -betterC cmst2.c ccallee2.c


#include <stdio.h>

extern void ccallee2(void);

void main(void)
{

    void* wkPtr;

    typedef void (*ccallee2typPtr)(void);


    printf("main: Entered (Written in C).");
    printf("\n");

    printf("main: About to call ccallee2 via FP...");
    printf("\n");

    wkPtr = &ccallee2;

    (*((ccallee2typPtr)wkPtr))();
//   *((ccallee2typPtr)wkPtr)();
//   *((ccallee2typPtr)(wkPtr))();


    printf("main: Returned from ccallee2.");
    printf("\n");

    printf("main: Exiting...\n");
    return;
}


```

As written, compiles and runs correctly.
But either of the two commented-out alternatives produce:
```
Error: can only `*` a pointer, not a `void`

```

To me, there is no 'void' as the void* ptr has been expressly 
cast to a proper pointer type.


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