• k2 (19/19) Jan 13 2012 When replace typedef to enum, it became impossible to compile a certain
• Don Clugston (5/28) Jan 13 2012 It's a problem. Casting integers to pointers is a very unsafe operation,
• Piotr Szturmaj (16/45) Jan 13 2012 Do you plan to support endianness handling at CTFE?
• k2 (3/35) Jan 17 2012 Where can I find a "special hack"?

k2 <k2 not.com> writes:

When replace typedef to enum, it became impossible to compile a certain
portion.

dmd v2.057 Windows
--------------------------------------------
enum HANDLE : void* {init = (void*).init}

pure HANDLE int_to_HANDLE(int x)
{
    return cast(HANDLE)x;
}

void bar()
{
    HANDLE a = cast(HANDLE)1;// ok
    HANDLE b = int_to_HANDLE(2);// ok
}

HANDLE c = cast(HANDLE)3;// ok
HANDLE d = int_to_HANDLE(4);// NG
--------------------------------------------
foo.d(17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (cast(void*)4u)
of type void* to HANDLE

Don Clugston <dac nospam.com> writes:

On 13/01/12 10:01, k2 wrote:
 When replace typedef to enum, it became impossible to compile a certain
 portion.
 
 dmd v2.057 Windows
 --------------------------------------------
 enum HANDLE : void* {init = (void*).init}
 
 pure HANDLE int_to_HANDLE(int x)
 {
      return cast(HANDLE)x;
 }
 
 void bar()
 {
      HANDLE a = cast(HANDLE)1;// ok
      HANDLE b = int_to_HANDLE(2);// ok
 }
 
 HANDLE c = cast(HANDLE)3;// ok
 HANDLE d = int_to_HANDLE(4);// NG
 --------------------------------------------
 foo.d(17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (cast(void*)4u)
 of type void* to HANDLE

It's a problem. Casting integers to pointers is a very unsafe operation,
and is disallowed in CTFE. There is a special hack, specifically for
Windows HANDLES, which allows you to cast integers to pointers at
compile time, but only after they've left CTFE.

Piotr Szturmaj <bncrbme jadamspam.pl> writes:

Don Clugston wrote:
 On 13/01/12 10:01, k2 wrote:
 When replace typedef to enum, it became impossible to compile a certain
 portion.

 dmd v2.057 Windows
 --------------------------------------------
 enum HANDLE : void* {init = (void*).init}

 pure HANDLE int_to_HANDLE(int x)
 {
       return cast(HANDLE)x;
 }

 void bar()
 {
       HANDLE a = cast(HANDLE)1;// ok
       HANDLE b = int_to_HANDLE(2);// ok
 }

 HANDLE c = cast(HANDLE)3;// ok
 HANDLE d = int_to_HANDLE(4);// NG
 --------------------------------------------
 foo.d(17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (cast(void*)4u)
 of type void* to HANDLE

 
 It's a problem. Casting integers to pointers is a very unsafe operation,
 and is disallowed in CTFE. There is a special hack, specifically for
 Windows HANDLES, which allows you to cast integers to pointers at
 compile time, but only after they've left CTFE.

Do you plan to support endianness handling at CTFE?

I mean to write something like this at CT:

union U
{
    ubyte[4] ar;
    uint num;
}

U u;
u.num = 0x04030201;

if (u.ar[0] == 1)
// little endian
else
// big endian

This is needed to support crypto hashing at CT. std.uuid can generate
uuids based on strings, but they must be hashed first.

k2 <k2 not.com> writes:

Where can I find a "special hack"?

thanks.

(2012/01/13 21:58), Don Clugston wrote:
 On 13/01/12 10:01, k2 wrote:
 When replace typedef to enum, it became impossible to compile a certain
 portion.

 dmd v2.057 Windows
 --------------------------------------------
 enum HANDLE : void* {init = (void*).init}

 pure HANDLE int_to_HANDLE(int x)
 {
       return cast(HANDLE)x;
 }

 void bar()
 {
       HANDLE a = cast(HANDLE)1;// ok
       HANDLE b = int_to_HANDLE(2);// ok
 }

 HANDLE c = cast(HANDLE)3;// ok
 HANDLE d = int_to_HANDLE(4);// NG
 --------------------------------------------
 foo.d(17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression (cast(void*)4u)
 of type void* to HANDLE

 
 It's a problem. Casting integers to pointers is a very unsafe operation,
 and is disallowed in CTFE. There is a special hack, specifically for
 Windows HANDLES, which allows you to cast integers to pointers at
 compile time, but only after they've left CTFE.