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Bug 15512 – extern(C++, ns) should consider taking a string

Status: RESOLVED
Resolution: FIXED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P1
Component: dmd
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS: All
Creation time: 2016-01-04T12:27:22Z
Last change time: 2018-09-19T20:20:26Z
Keywords: C++, industry
Assigned to: No Owner
Creator: Manu

Comments

Comment #0 by turkeyman — 2016-01-04T12:27:22Z

The set of valid C++ namespaces and valid D identifiers is not identical. It would be better if extern(C++, ns) was a string; extern(C++, "ns"), then it wouldn't be reduced to the subset of valid D identifiers, which would lead to less binding edge cases.

Comment #1 by github-bugzilla — 2018-09-19T00:06:39Z

Commit pushed to master at https://github.com/dlang/dmd https://github.com/dlang/dmd/commit/d9747003d45d205ff5348bfbe3f5d9779ae62732 Fix Issue 15512 - Implement better C++ name mangling feature.

Comment #2 by bugzilla — 2018-09-19T20:20:26Z

https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/8667