C++ interop - what to do about long and unsigned long?

[bachmeier via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 11 September 2014 at 00:29:37 UTC, Andrei 
Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 9/10/14, 4:16 PM, bachmeier wrote:
>> Not to go too far off topic, but C++ interoperability is at 0 
>> merit
>> points until you've got a GC-less standard library, finished 
>> shared
>> library support on all platforms, and tools that rival those 
>> available
>> for C++.
>
> No. C++ interop and GC are related, but only loosely.

In terms of getting C++ developers to use D, this thread that 
just appeared is a perfect example of why C++ interop won't help 
until you can use the standard library without the GC.

http://forum.dlang.org/post/impaxeaowtuaxtgtyojg@forum.dlang.org