Looks like we are finally getting somewhere. :)

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version (Windows) {} else static assert(false);
void main() {
    try {
        throw new Exception("This exception...");
    } catch (Exception e) {
        import std.stdio;
        writeln(e.msg, " ... has been caught for you by ", __VENDOR__, ".");
    }
}
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This exception... ... has been caught for you by LDC.
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David