Check for ldc.conf next to the ldc binary before home and etc. The new search order is * current working directory * next to executable * user home directory * prefix/etc * prefix/etc/ldc * /etc * /etc/ldc

module condexp1;

void main()
{
    char[] a = "hello";
    char[] b = "world";
    int i = 42;
    {
    char[] c = i > 50 ? b : a;
    assert(c is a);
    }
}