Hair-pulling, D, and Optlink

[Lars Ivar Igesund]

kris wrote:

> This problem is not limited to OMF files -- it shows up on linux too,
> where ELF format is used.
> 
> Sean asked why this issue does not crop up with DMC, or other C++
> compilers supporting templates? I'd like to understand that too. Would
> be nice if this (serious) difficulty were to get some lovin'
> 
> - Kris

Note that this has been reported before:

http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D.bugs/5951

Walter promised to check out it, but I haven't noticed any replies. Sitting
around #D, I've gotten the impression that Mr Chancellor and others
consider D's templates to be thouroughly broken due to these issues.