TypeInfoEx and Variant: suggestions?

[Daniel Keep]

Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:11:33 -0400, Daniel Keep
> <daniel.keep.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>> On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:37:29 -0400, Daniel Keep
>>> <daniel.keep.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On a side note, I'm working on getting Tango's Layout to understand
>>>> Variants and do the "proper" stringification.  Still trying to work out
>>>> how to get the changes to compile without having to rebuild Tango...
>>>> *grumble*
>>>
>>>
>>> Have you tried building your test app with your modified Tango file
>>> specifically?  That generally works for me:
>>>
>>> dmd variantTest.d ~/d/include/d/tango/core/Variant.d
>>>
>>> -Steve
>>
>> That works for Variant, but it doesn't seem to work with Layout.  It
>> compiles and runs, but it doesn't seem to actually use the code I give
>> it.
> 
> I think I ran into this before.  I think it's because Layout is a
> template, and is compiled when it is used, not when the module is
> compiled.  You have to recompile the user of Layout as well (i.e.
> Stdout.d, and probably Print.d).
> 
> -Steve

Ah, but I'm using it directly.  AND I've put my main function inside the
modified Layout module.  What more does it want from me?  Cookies?
Chocolates?!

  -- Daniel