digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 14965] New: Forward reference to inferred return type of
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https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14965 Issue ID: 14965 Summary: Forward reference to inferred return type of function call when using auto return type Product: D Version: D2 Hardware: x86_64 OS: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: dmd Assignee: nobody puremagic.com Reporter: chalucha gmail.com import std.stdio; import std.range : chain; auto test(string a) { return test(a, "b"); } auto test(string a, string b) { return chain(a, b); } void main() { writeln(test(a)); } Ends with: Error: forward reference to inferred return type of function call 'test' I know this exact sample is solvable by default parameter but there are cases where it is not possible. Workaround is discussed here: http://forum.dlang.org/post/cyvekwuwskhexribcbbl forum.dlang.org --
Aug 26 2015