The following works for me (using LDC):

typedef int mint;
void foo (long i) {}
void...

...the program, I had to replace the typedef with alias.  This works, but it also...

The point of a typedef is to provide additional type safety. This would not exist...

...B) I'm replying to a question as to how typedef could reasonably be extended.

...a single clearly preferred conversion.   It seems to significantly reduce the utility of typedef.

--bb

...the compiler is happy.

However, with a typedef, LocalType is a distinct type.  Yes it...

...of long or byte when I do
typedef int LocalType;
LocalType t;
File f;
f...

Bill Baxter:

You are right, typedef was invented before classes and OOP, so what you...

...a new type without any 'alias' or
'typedef'.

I wouldn't cry if D2 made...

...for index types.  Like this:

typedef size_t VertexHandle;
typedef size_t FaceHandle;

Now I...