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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 8892] New: Not precise error message with failed fixed size array assign

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           Summary: Not precise error message with failed fixed size array
                    assign
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: diagnostic
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: bearophile_hugs eml.cc



struct Foo {
    char[3] data;
}
int bar(Foo f) {
    return f.data[0];
}
void main() {
    auto f = Foo(['A', 'B']);
}


DMD 2.061alpha:

test.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (['A','B']) of type
char[] to char


A better error message is:

test.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (['A','B']) of type
char[] to char[4]

Or even something like:

test.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (['A','B']) of type
char[] to char[4] ('Foo.data' field)

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Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> changed:

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10:47:34 PDT ---

 A better error message is:
 
 test.d(8): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (['A','B']) of type
 char[] to char[4]
Don't you mean char[3]? Also the 'bar' function is not necessary for test-case. -- Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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 Don't you mean char[3]?
Right, sorry (this code comes from Issue 8893 ).
 Also the 'bar' function is not necessary for test-case.
Right, shorter test case: struct Foo { char[2] data; } void main() { auto f = Foo(['A']); } -- Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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14:49:23 PST ---
*** Issue 8918 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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14:35:20 PST ---

 struct Foo {
     char[2] data;
 }
 void main() {
     auto f = Foo(['A']);
 }
What I don't understand is why the above fails at compile-time but the following compiles (it fails at runtime): char[2] data = ['A']; $ object.Error: lengths don't match for array copy, 2 = 1 I think this case should also an accepts-invalid, because the compiler can see at compile-time that the lengths don't match. -- Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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Andrej Mitrovic <andrej.mitrovich gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|                            |pull
           Platform|x86                         |All
         AssignedTo|nobody puremagic.com        |andrej.mitrovich gmail.com
            Summary|Not precise error message   |Wrong diagnostic for static
                   |with failed fixed size      |array assignment
                   |array assign                |
         OS/Version|Windows                     |All
           Severity|minor                       |normal



14:44:44 PST ---
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/pull/1558

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 What I don't understand is why the above fails at compile-time but the
 following compiles (it fails at runtime):
 
 char[2] data = ['A'];
 
 $ object.Error: lengths don't match for array copy, 2 = 1
 
 I think this case should also an accepts-invalid, because the compiler can see
 at compile-time that the lengths don't match.
It is known inconsistency around static array initialization. int[3] garr = [1,2]; // When creating data section, garr[2] is filled by 0 void main() { int[3] larr = [1,2]; // This is translated to runtime element-wise blit assign: // larr[0..3] = [1,2] // and fails at runtime. } When we based on the issue, following code still have similar issue. struct Foo { char[2] data; } void main() { auto f = Foo(['A']); // 1. should be compile time error, array length mismatch, or // 2. the initializer should be translated to Foo(['A', char.init]) ? } -- Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
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Commits pushed to master at https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/646ce34fae3a1e12032bb7a2343e54daf0074db0
Fixes Issue 8892 - Better diagnostic for static array assignment.

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/c316e2e6d059b7e6fdc6ae8616e72dfda9dfa8f6


Issue 8892 - Better diagnostic for static array assignment

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Kenji Hara <k.hara.pg gmail.com> changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED



Error message is now improved.

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Commits pushed to staging at https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/646ce34fae3a1e12032bb7a2343e54daf0074db0
Fixes Issue 8892 - Better diagnostic for static array assignment.

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/c316e2e6d059b7e6fdc6ae8616e72dfda9dfa8f6


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Commits pushed to https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/646ce34fae3a1e12032bb7a2343e54daf0074db0
Fixes Issue 8892 - Better diagnostic for static array assignment.

https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/commit/c316e2e6d059b7e6fdc6ae8616e72dfda9dfa8f6


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