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digitalmars.D.bugs - Bug? Else clause in version statement

reply Andy Friesen <andy ikagames.com> writes:
This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending 
on how you look at it. :)

Should this be legal?

     int main() {
         if (true) {
             printf("tautology is neat");
         }
         version (None) {
             else { // line 6
                 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
             }
         }
         return 0; // line 10
     }

The error is

     test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
     test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'

     test.d(11): unrecognized declaration

  -- andy
Jul 20 2004
next sibling parent Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca> writes:
In article <cdjsdn$1r1o$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Andy Friesen says...
This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending 
on how you look at it. :)

Should this be legal?

     int main() {
         if (true) {
             printf("tautology is neat");
         }
         version (None) {
             else { // line 6
                 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
             }
         }
         return 0; // line 10
     }
I would say no. Whether or not "None" is defined, the code is not syntactically correct. This is a good example of why language features such as version are much better than preprocessor macros :)
The error is

     test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
     test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'
     test.d(11): unrecognized declaration
Seems reasonable. The misplaced "else" clause is confusing the compiler. I'd ignore all errors after the first. Sean
Jul 20 2004
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Cabal <cabalN05P4M myrealbox.com> writes:
'else' is also allowed in the context of 'version'.

  version(Win32) {
    // Windows code
  }
  else {
    // code for real OS's
  }


Andy Friesen wrote:

 This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending
 on how you look at it. :)
 
 Should this be legal?
 
      int main() {
          if (true) {
              printf("tautology is neat");
          }
          version (None) {
              else { // line 6
                  printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
              }
          }
          return 0; // line 10
      }
 
 The error is
 
      test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
      test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'
 
      test.d(11): unrecognized declaration
 
   -- andy
Jul 21 2004
parent reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:
"Cabal" <cabalN05P4M myrealbox.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:cdl5hf$2cl3$1 digitaldaemon.com
| 'else' is also allowed in the context of 'version'.
|
|   version(Win32) {
|     // Windows code
|   }
|   else {
|     // code for real OS's
|   }
|

I think that's completely different to what Andy wanted to do.



|
| Andy Friesen wrote:
|
|| This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending
|| on how you look at it. :)
||
|| Should this be legal?
||
||      int main() {
||          if (true) {
||              printf("tautology is neat");
||          }
||          version (None) {
||              else { // line 6
||                  printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
||              }
||          }
||          return 0; // line 10
||      }
||
|| The error is
||
||      test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
||      test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'
||
||      test.d(11): unrecognized declaration
||
||   -- andy


-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal
Jul 21 2004
parent Cabal <cabalN05P4M myrealbox.com> writes:
Carlos Santander B. wrote:

 think that's completely different to what Andy wanted
I wasn't trying to second guess him. I was just pointing out why what he had done wasn't going to work...
Jul 21 2004
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Stewart Gordon <smjg_1998 yahoo.com> writes:
Andy Friesen wrote:

<snip>
 Should this be legal?
 
     int main() {
         if (true) {
             printf("tautology is neat");
         }
         version (None) {
             else { // line 6
                 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
             }
         }
         return 0; // line 10
     }
<snip> No. But this should: int main() { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else version (None) { printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } return 0; } I've noticed in the spec that a literal if(0) is supposed to lead to 'conditional' _compilation_, but is it the same with if(true)? Stewart. -- My e-mail is valid but not my primary mailbox, aside from its being the unfortunate victim of intensive mail-bombing at the moment. Please keep replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit.
Jul 21 2004
parent reply J C Calvarese <jcc7 cox.net> writes:
In article <cdlfl4$2hu7$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Stewart Gordon says...
Andy Friesen wrote:

<snip>
 Should this be legal?
 
     int main() {
         if (true) {
             printf("tautology is neat");
         }
         version (None) {
             else { // line 6
                 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
             }
         }
         return 0; // line 10
     }
<snip> No. But this should: int main() { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else version (None) { printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } return 0; }
I don't know if the other versions should work, but this version does: #int main() { Hope that helps some.
I've noticed in the spec that a literal if(0) is supposed to lead to 
'conditional' _compilation_, but is it the same with if(true)?

Stewart.

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replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit.
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Jul 21 2004
parent Andy Friesen <andy ikagames.com> writes:
J C Calvarese wrote:

 I don't know if the other versions should work, but this version does:
 
 #int main() {










 
 
 Hope that helps some.
Sort of, but not really. I came across the 'bug' as a result of a little source code preprocessing app. (converting DMD to D) Apparently, DMD sets higher standards than the ones it follows. ;) -- andy
Jul 21 2004
prev sibling parent reply Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:43:48 -0700, Andy Friesen wrote:

 This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending 
 on how you look at it. :)
 
 Should this be legal?
 
      int main() {
          if (true) {
              printf("tautology is neat");
          }
          version (None) {
              else { // line 6
                  printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
              }
          }
          return 0; // line 10
      }
 
 The error is
 
      test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
      test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'
 
      test.d(11): unrecognized declaration
 
   -- andy
I suspect this is how it is supposed to be written ... <code> int main() { version (None) { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else { // line 6 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } } else { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); }; } return 0; // line 10 } </code> -- Derek Melbourne, Australia 22/Jul/04 2:43:52 PM
Jul 21 2004
parent reply Regan Heath <regan netwin.co.nz> writes:
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:44:32 +1000, Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> wrote:
 On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:43:48 -0700, Andy Friesen wrote:

 This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending
 on how you look at it. :)

 Should this be legal?

      int main() {
          if (true) {
              printf("tautology is neat");
          }
          version (None) {
              else { // line 6
                  printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
              }
          }
          return 0; // line 10
      }

 The error is

      test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
      test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'

      test.d(11): unrecognized declaration

   -- andy
I suspect this is how it is supposed to be written .. <code> int main() { version (None) { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else { // line 6 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } } else { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); }; } return 0; // line 10 } </code>
Yeah.. but that is somewhat more verbose than the original. Is this equivalent to the original? void main() { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else { version (None) { printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } } } Regan. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Jul 21 2004
parent Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:12:02 +1200, Regan Heath wrote:

 On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:44:32 +1000, Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> wrote:
 On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:43:48 -0700, Andy Friesen wrote:

 This bug could exist in the compiler, the spec, or my brain, depending
 on how you look at it. :)

 Should this be legal?

      int main() {
          if (true) {
              printf("tautology is neat");
          }
          version (None) {
              else { // line 6
                  printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay");
              }
          }
          return 0; // line 10
      }

 The error is

      test.d(6): found 'else' instead of statement
      test.d(10): Declaration expected, not 'return'

      test.d(11): unrecognized declaration

   -- andy
I suspect this is how it is supposed to be written .. <code> int main() { version (None) { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else { // line 6 printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } } else { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); }; } return 0; // line 10 } </code>
Yeah.. but that is somewhat more verbose than the original. Is this equivalent to the original? void main() { if (true) { printf("tautology is neat"); } else { version (None) { printf("But paradox makes for a better screenplay"); } } } Regan.
Oh your code is much neater. I forgot that "else{}" is a useful construct. -- Derek Melbourne, Australia 22/Jul/04 3:37:47 PM
Jul 21 2004