• test123 (12/12) Jun 11 2022 how to work this around.
• Tejas (16/28) Jun 11 2022 Maybe try putting `__gshared bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;` inside a
• Tejas (21/52) Jun 11 2022 Oh wait, `-betterC` is being used ;(

test123 <test123 gmail.com> writes:

how to work this around.

```d
__gshared const TEST = import(`onlineapp.d`);
extern(C) void main(){
  	__gshared  bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
}
```

```sh
dmd2 -betterC -J. onlineapp.d
onlineapp.d(3): Error: cannot use non-constant CTFE pointer in an 
initializer `cast(immutable(char)*)TEST`

```

Tejas <notrealemail gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 10:07:46 UTC, test123 wrote:
 how to work this around.

 ```d
 __gshared const TEST = import(`onlineapp.d`);
 extern(C) void main(){
  	__gshared  bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
 }
 ```

 ```sh
 dmd2 -betterC -J. onlineapp.d
 onlineapp.d(3): Error: cannot use non-constant CTFE pointer in 
 an initializer `cast(immutable(char)*)TEST`

 ```

Maybe try putting `__gshared  bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;` inside a 
`shared static this(){}`?

I mean, write it like:
```d
__gshared  bin_ptr;
shared static this()
{
     bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
}

__gshared const TEST = import(`onlineapp.d`);


extern(C) void main()
{
}
```

But `bin_ptr` becomes a global in this case :(

Tejas <notrealemail gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 11:51:43 UTC, Tejas wrote:
 On Saturday, 11 June 2022 at 10:07:46 UTC, test123 wrote:
 how to work this around.

 ```d
 __gshared const TEST = import(`onlineapp.d`);
 extern(C) void main(){
  	__gshared  bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
 }
 ```

 ```sh
 dmd2 -betterC -J. onlineapp.d
 onlineapp.d(3): Error: cannot use non-constant CTFE pointer in 
 an initializer `cast(immutable(char)*)TEST`

 ```

 Maybe try putting `__gshared  bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;` inside a 
 `shared static this(){}`?

 I mean, write it like:
 ```d
 __gshared  bin_ptr;
 shared static this()
 {
     bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
 }

 __gshared const TEST = import(`onlineapp.d`);


 extern(C) void main()
 {
 }
 ```

 But `bin_ptr` becomes a global in this case :(

Oh wait, `-betterC` is being used ;(

hmm...

Use 
[pragma(crt_constructor)](https://dlang.org/spec/pragma.html#crtctor) instead

```d
__gshared immutable(char)* bin_ptr;

pragma(crt_constructor)
void init_ptr()
{
     bin_ptr = TEST.ptr;
}

__gshared TEST = import("this.d");

extern(C) void main()
{
}
```

```sh
(base) [tejasgarhewal fedora D]$ ldc2 -J. -betterC this.d
(base) [tejasgarhewal fedora D]$ ./this
```