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Comment by WalterBright | Hacker News Reader

Create an adapter:

    int main(int argc, char **argv) { return myMain(argv[0 .. argc]); }

Strings can be done like this:

    char [..] s = p[0 .. strlen(p)];

Hmmm, the "[..]" is a fat pointer right? Couldn't you just say:

    int main(char [..] args)

Maybe with some way to tell the compiler the correct parameter order if needed? Perhaps:

    int main(char [..argc] argv)

I'm curious if ELF and other formats have enough info to figure that mapping out?

> the "[..]" is a fat pointer right?

yes

> if ELF and other formats have enough info to figure that mapping out?

No, as there is no semantic connection between `argc` and `argv`.