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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 1308] New: Recursive alias declaration, Error: forward reference to foo

reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1308

           Summary: Recursive alias declaration, Error: forward reference to
                    foo
           Product: D
           Version: 1.017
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: onlystupidspamhere yahoo.se


Code:

Version 1:

  template r(alias S, T...) {
    static if (T.length)
        alias r!(r, T[1..$]) r;
    else
        alias int r;
  }

  alias r!(r, Object) foo;

Version 2:

  template f() {}

  template r(alias S, T...) {
    static if (T.length)
        alias r!(r, T[1..$]) r;
    else
        alias f r;
  }

  alias r!(f, Object) foo;

Compiler output:

aliasbug.d(3): alias aliasbug.r!(r,Object).r recursive alias declaration
aliasbug.d(3): Error: forward reference to 'r!(r,T[1 .. __dollar])'
aliasbug.d(3): template instance r!(int) does not match any template
declaration
aliasbug.d(8): template instance aliasbug.r!(r,Object) error instantiating

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I'm not sure if the first one should work (it's a minimal case that triggers
the error msg), but the latter one should. It's derived from a compile time map
template.


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Jul 02 2007
parent reply d-bugmail puremagic.com writes:
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1308






The original was a bit messy so here's a bit shorter one:

  template r(alias S, T...) {
    static if (T.length)
      alias r!(r) r;
    else
      alias float r;
  }

  alias r!(r, r) foo;

---

I expect it to work this way:

1. "alias r!(r, r) foo" calls r!(r, r)
2. static if is true so "template r!(r, r)" calls r!(r)
3. static if is now false so "template r!(r)" returns float.
4. r!(r, r) returns r!(r) = float.
5. foo becomes an alias of r!(r, r) = r!(r) = float.

---

The "template instance r!(int) does not match any template declaration" doesn't
make any sense. There's no instantion of r!(int) happening anywhere.


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Sep 27 2007
parent BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to d-bugmail puremagic.com,


 http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1308
 

 ------- The original was a bit messy so here's a bit shorter one:
 
 template r(alias S, T...) {
 static if (T.length)
 alias r!(r) r;
 else
 alias float r;
 }
 alias r!(r, r) foo;
 
 ---
 
 I expect it to work this way:
 
 1. "alias r!(r, r) foo" calls r!(r, r)
 2. static if is true so "template r!(r, r)" calls r!(r)
 3. static if is now false so "template r!(r)" returns float.
 4. r!(r, r) returns r!(r) = float.
 5. foo becomes an alias of r!(r, r) = r!(r) = float.
 ---
 
 The "template instance r!(int) does not match any template
 declaration" doesn't make any sense. There's no instantion of r!(int)
 happening anywhere.
 


int is the default that DMD uses when it don't known what to make of somthing. 
If it were up to me I'd have an unknown_type to server for this.
Sep 27 2007