On 2/5/2018 12:06 AM, Boris-Barboris wrote:
I think that would be most logical thing to have, but that would also imply
preprocessor, or at least it's restricted subset, wich you most probably though
about as well.
Sure. I could use the Boost licensed preprocessor in DMC, or the Boost licensed
preprocessor in Warp.
D has a pretty good chunk of those already built in. The others don't come up
very often, and can be done using D's inline assembler.
I have no doubt it can be done in the end. I solely imply that the disadvantage
here is that in C's "main" (imo) use case it has to be done, and that is a thing
to be concerned about when picking a language.
Most of those gcc builtin's I've never heard of, and I've been programming C for
35 years now. I've also never had a use for them. I find it hard to believe that
list would be a deal breaker, especially since much of it seems to be a
replacement for the inline assembler, and D has a nice inline assembler.
This is called "checklisting". One lists the features of X culled from the
documentation, and then compares it with Y. Inevitably, Y is found wanting. The
checklist is never taken from the features of Y, because then X would be wanting :-)
This can be done with virtually any X and Y.
(Also, the builtins are extensions, and are hardly reliably available in any
random Standard-conforming C compiler.)
