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digitalmars.D.bugs - circular constant definitions bring about endless error messages

reply Wang Zhen <nehzgnaw gmail.com> writes:
const auto a = b; const auto b = a; void main(){}

/*
dmd 0.147 reports:
t.d(1): forward reference of b
t.d(1): forward reference of a
...
lather, rinse, and repeat.

*/
Feb 17 2006
parent reply Wang Zhen <nehzgnaw gmail.com> writes:
a shorter test case:

const auto a = a; void main(){}


Wang Zhen wrote:

 const auto a = b; const auto b = a; void main(){}
 
 /*
 dmd 0.147 reports:
 t.d(1): forward reference of b
 t.d(1): forward reference of a
 ...
 lather, rinse, and repeat.
 
 */
Feb 17 2006
parent Thomas Kuehne <thomas-dloop kuehne.cn> writes:
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Wang Zhen schrieb am 2006-02-17:

 a shorter test case:

 const auto a = a; void main(){}


 Wang Zhen wrote:

 const auto a = b; const auto b = a; void main(){}
 
 /*
 dmd 0.147 reports:
 t.d(1): forward reference of b
 t.d(1): forward reference of a
 ...
 lather, rinse, and repeat.
 
 */






Added to DStress as
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_A.d
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_B.d
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_C.d
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_D.d
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_E.d
http://dstress.kuehne.cn/nocompile/c/const_34_F.d

Thomas


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Feb 18 2006