Compile time function execution...

[Walter Bright]

janderson wrote:
> It does limit what we can do however it is more secure.  In time the 
> functions you need may appear as compile-timeable functions in D libs. 
> Or if you have to C source, you may have a chance of being able to port 
> them over.  If they use assembly, then it will make things more difficult.

I expect that, over time, the capability of the compile time function 
evaluator will improve. Some things are likely never to be evaluated, 
however:

1) inline assembly - this would require building a CPU emulator. That's 
an incredible amount of work for essentially 0 gain.

2) C code - c'mon, write it in D!

3) Functions only available in object form - see (1).