version and extern problems

[Don Clugston]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Georg Wrede wrote:
>> Why not
>>
>>   extern(ecc) void function() foo;
>>
>> where ecc would resolve to Windows or C.
>>
>> This of course requires some tweaking of the compiler, but it might be 
>> worth it.
> 
> Do you mean "ecc" being a magic identifier that the compiler sets to 
> Windows on Windows, and C otherwise? That might be a pretty good idea. 
> Why "ecc", though? It doesn't jump out at me what it might mean.
> 
> How about "System" ?

IMHO, extern(System) would be fantastic.