• CRy386i (3/3) Oct 31 2025 I have confusion what's this mean? Is it use specific linking
• Zealot (3/6) Oct 31 2025 System is the same as Windows on Windows platforms, and C on
• Nicholas Wilson (3/6) Oct 31 2025 `extern(System)` is `extern(Windows)` on Windows and `extern(C)`

CRy386i <tetris123480 gmail.com> writes:

I have confusion what's this mean? Is it use specific linking 
thing for specific system or it's just api thing or abi?

What does mean "System"?

Zealot <zealot planet.earth> writes:

On Friday, 31 October 2025 at 21:43:26 UTC, CRy386i wrote:
 I have confusion what's this mean? Is it use specific linking 
 thing for specific system or it's just api thing or abi?

 What does mean "System"?

  System is the same as Windows on Windows platforms, and C on 
other platforms.

Nicholas Wilson <iamthewilsonator hotmail.com> writes:

On Friday, 31 October 2025 at 21:43:26 UTC, CRy386i wrote:
 I have confusion what's this mean? Is it use specific linking 
 thing for specific system or it's just api thing or abi?

 What does mean "System"?

`extern(System)` is `extern(Windows)` on Windows and `extern(C)` 
everywhere else. It is an ABI thing, not just a linker thing.