Accessing C++ code from D

[Walter Bright]

dennis luehring wrote:
> explain the c++ linkage problem a litte bit more detailed:
> 
> for example:
> 
> "have you ever tried to link your visualc++, borlandc++ and other (c++ 
> compilers) produced libs together - do it and you will see how (realy) 
> well the c++ abi is standarized :-)"

DMC++ (in a former life) was designed to be ABI compatible with 
Microsoft C++, and it was for a while, until Microsoft changed their 
ABI. Sigh.