• d-bugmail puremagic.com (41/41) Sep 12 2013 http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=11019

d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:

http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=11019

           Summary: fwd reference : legal in C++, CT error in D (unable to
                    resolve forward reference in definition)
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: critical
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: thelastmammoth gmail.com



/*
g++ -c main.cpp #OK
*/

class D;

class A { 
  public: A* View(){    return (A*)0;  }
};

class B  : A{
  public: D* View() { return (D*)0;}  
};

class D  : B{ };

----------------
dmd main.d:
 Error: class tests.test_multi.B unable to resolve forward reference in
definition
(and line number is at class declaration (line HERE) instead of offending
location (line HERE+1) )

class A { 
  public A View(){    return null;  }
}

class B  : A{ //line HERE
  public D View() { return null;}  
}

class D  : B{ }

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