On 2010-03-12 15:05:25 +0100, Michel Fortin <michel.for...@michelf.com> said:
[...]
Most mixins static constructors will probably have to be @cyclehead.
Here is an example of a reasonable use case to clarify why I think that
my proposal, or something like it is the correct solution.
Often the static initializers like those in module b or c would be
mixed in (for example to give serialization support, as for example the
class name in template classes is not unique).
{{{
module a;
// imports modules but does not create a circular dep
class Register {
void register(...){...}
...
}
Register globalRegister;
static this(){
globalRegister=new Register();
}
-------
module b;
import c;
import a;
class Bla {...}
@dependOnly(a) static this {
globalRegister.register(...);
}
----
module c;
import b;
import a;
class Bla2 {...}
@dependOnly(a) static this {
globalRegister.register(...);
}
}}}
My proposal would give the correct initialization order, and would
still detect invalid cases (assuming the programmers does not lie about
the dependOnly).
Fawzi
