Mixin C

[Walter Bright]

On 3/7/2024 7:23 PM, Paul Backus wrote:
> Mixin C would solve two big issues with the current ImportC approach: the poor 
> preprocessor support,

I don't see how it would improve preprocessor support. C macros used in D code 
won't fare any better than they do now.

> and the conflicts between `.c` and `.d` files in the compiler's import paths.

Frankly, I never understood why that was an issue. Change the name of one of 
them, or put them in different paths.

I appreciate the effort you've put into this. But I have to be blunt. I've seen 
this before. Here's what it looks like in practice:

https://elsmar.com/elsmarqualityforum/media/redneck-car-air-conditioning.1560/


D is a beautiful language to program in. Let's keep it that way!

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