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 globals1;
extern(C) int printf(char*, ...);

char[] gstr = "hello world";

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