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digitalmars.D.bugs - [Issue 7403] New: Possible to instantiate forward referenced classes

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           Summary: Possible to instantiate forward referenced classes
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: dawg dawgfoto.de



class Forward;

void main()
{
    auto fwd = new Forward; // linker error
}

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This should be detected at compile time.

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Jacob Carlborg <doob me.com> changed:

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Isn't it possible to have the implementation in a different object file?

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Walter Bright <bugzilla digitalmars.com> changed:

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01:19:04 PST ---
Jacob's right. This is not a bug. It's not conceptually different from calling
a function marked as "extern".

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