To help LDC/GDC

[Simen Kjaeraas]

On 2013-04-08, 13:46, Iain Buclaw wrote:

> Only builtins are pure in the sense of 'C'.  Even functions considered
> PUREstrong by the frontend may update an internal state, so the rules  
> just
> don't apply.  Except for maybe global functions...   In any case, the  
> only
> benefit you can reap from 'D pure' functions are that they are more  
> likely
> to be const-folded / inlined.

What?!?

Please give an example of this. What sort of internal state are we
talking about here?

-- 
Simen