The problem with the D GC

[Frits van Bommel]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> An interim alternative that came up in conversation would be to provide 
> similar functionality via template functions.  With the .tupleof 
> property, it's possible to obtain a very accurate picture of what data 
> should be scanned.  This would mean using a custom function instead of 
> 'new', but it would certainly work:

I actually tried something like that a while back. Unfortunately DMD 
kept segfaulting on me...
Just tried to compile that code again, still segfaults. I should 
probably try cutting it down to something bugzilla-worthy.