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 tangotests.volatile1;

import tango.stdc.stdlib;

void main()
{
    int var = rand();
    {
        int i = var;
        volatile;
        int j = i;
    }
}