http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1985





------- Comment #8 from wbaxter@gmail.com  2008-04-11 15:18 -------
(In reply to comment #7)
> I think I understand your way of thinking. But the problem here is different. With void[] you can not do anything, so you have to cast. With ubyte[] you can use data as they are, because they have in fact specific type.

Well, it's a specific type that represents raw memory.

But I get your point too.  If there were a void_without_pointers type that couldn't be used without casting, then I'd be happy for import("file") to use that.  But with void[] getting scanned by the gc for pointers it's a no-go.  If you do just one import("big_binary_file") it could add enough false pointers that your app would hold on to big gobs of memory it doesn't need to.


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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1985


dawg@dawgfoto.de changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |dawg@dawgfoto.de
           Platform|x86                         |All
            Version|1.028                       |D1 & D2
         OS/Version|Windows                     |All


--- Comment #9 from dawg@dawgfoto.de 2012-05-27 03:16:35 PDT ---
UTF validation and conversions can be done at compile time, although the interpreter is currently a little slow for this.

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