order of static constructor execution

[Walter Bright]

Regan Heath wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Regan Heath wrote:
>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> Regan Heath wrote:
>>>>> I expect this either isn't possible or falls into the 'possible up 
>>>>> to a point' category.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's possible up to a point, that point being the parts of the 
>>>> program the compiler does not see.
>>>
>>> So.. isn't that the same point the current import dependency method 
>>> stops at?
>>
>> No, because that's a runtime check.
> 
> No, I'm no longer suggesting a runtime solution.
> 
> How does 'unreachable code' detection in C/C++ compilers work?

It requires the source code so the compiler can look at it.

> Can you use something similar to figure out the order module static data is used?

Yes, but that fails when the compiler doesn't have the source code to look at.