any tool to at least partially convert C++ to D (htod for source

[Max Samukha]

Michel Fortin wrote:

> 
> I'd like to point out that the trick of creating a separate module to 
> initialize another one is not much safer than C++ static initialization.
> 
> Take for instance std.stdio which it is initialized by std.stdiobase's 
> static constructor. If your module import std.stdio and attempt to use 
> the standard input/output/error streams in a static constructor, there 
> is no guaranty that std.stdiobase static constructor will have been 
> called before yours (unless you also import std.stdiobase). It might end 
> up crashing depending on link order.

If your module imports std.stdio, std.stdiobase's static constructor is 
guaranteed to run before your module's static constructors because your 
module depends on std.stdiobase indirectly via std.studio.

> 
> So it's a clever trick allowing you to bypass the safety checks, but 
> it's still dangerous, and it's not usable for templates and mixins.
>