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+++ b/druntime/src/compiler/dmd/util/console.d	Tue Jun 02 17:43:06 2009 +0100
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+/**
+ * The console module contains some simple routines for console output.
+ *
+ * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
+ * License:   <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt>Boost License 1.0</a>.
+ * Authors:   Sean Kelly
+ *
+ *          Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
+ * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+ *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+ *          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ */
+module rt.util.console;
+
+
+private
+{
+    version (Windows)
+    {
+        import core.sys.windows.windows;
+    }
+    else version( Posix )
+    {
+        import core.sys.posix.unistd;
+    }
+    import rt.util.string;
+}
+
+
+struct Console
+{
+    Console opCall( in char[] val )
+    {
+        version( Windows )
+        {
+            uint count = void;
+            WriteFile( GetStdHandle( 0xfffffff5 ), val.ptr, val.length, &count, null );
+        }
+        else version( Posix )
+        {
+            write( 2, val.ptr, val.length );
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+
+    Console opCall( uint val )
+    {
+            char[10] tmp = void;
+            return opCall( tmp.intToString( val ) );
+    }
+}
+
+__gshared Console console;