May 30, 2023
https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23946

          Issue ID: 23946
           Summary: specifications state that "there can only be
                    destructor" which can be confusinf because of mixin
                    templates
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: dlang.org
          Assignee: nobody@puremagic.com
          Reporter: b2.temp@gmx.com

ยง2 of https://dlang.org/spec/class.html#destructors states that "There can be only one destructor per class, the destructor does not have any parameters, and has no attributes. It is always virtual."

However this creates confusion as mixin templates are allowed to introduce a destructor.

eg.

```
import std;

mixin template AddNewDtor()
{
    ~this()
    {
        writeln("Mixin dtor");
    }
}

class Foo
{
    ~this()
    {
        writeln("Class dtor");
    }

    mixin AddNewDtor;
}

void main()
{
    {
        auto s = scoped!Foo;

        // prints `Mixin dtor`
        // prints `Class dtor`
    }
}
```

The specifications should be more clear. While some might know that there are the internal __dtor and __xdtor functions, the specs should mention that

"destructors introduced by mixin templates are implicitly called by the main destructor and does not represent a real destructor" in https://dlang.org/spec/template-mixin.html.

That's just a suggestion, any other solution that would prevent a possible confusion for new comers is welcome.

See NG thread : https://forum.dlang.org/post/czoaymnhawdtishtckfk@forum.dlang.org

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