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 g;

extern(C) int printf(char*, ...);

void func(char[] str)
{
    printf("%.*s\n", str.length, str.ptr);
}

void main()
{
    char[] arr = "Hello World!";
    func(arr);
    func("ditto");
}