• Dario (28/28) Aug 02 2002 Oops! Can't I compile this:
• Walter (2/2) Aug 02 2002 As a workaround, compile the modules independently, and then link the .o...
• Dario (4/6) Aug 03 2002 And why isn't blah.it[0] a valid identifier (if it is in another module)...
• Walter (5/11) Aug 03 2002 .obj's

"Dario" <supdar yahoo.com> writes:

Oops! Can't I compile this:
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// file main.d
import blah;

int main()
{
    blah.init();
    printf("it is %i", it[0]);
    return 0;
}
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// file blah.d
module blah;

void init()
{
    it[0] = 32;
}

int[1] it;
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This causes an internal error.

Moreover, if I write 'blah.it[0]' in function main() the compiler answers
'undefined identifier import blah.it'
If it were not an array, the problem wouldn't disappear.

Anyway, I'm wondering if that's legal. It should, shouldn't it?

I wrote a similar code in a program of mine (a module with an array
declaration, and another one which accesses that array). But when I compile
those sources the compiler doesn't emit any error, and the resulting
executable crashes (it outputs 'Error: ' and then crashes). Strange!

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

As a workaround, compile the modules independently, and then link the .obj's
together. It is legal code and should work.

"Dario" <supdar yahoo.com> writes:

As a workaround, compile the modules independently, and then link the .obj's
together. It is legal code and should work. Walter




And why isn't blah.it[0] a valid identifier (if it is in another module)?
Does it make any conflict?

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Dario" <supdar yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 As a workaround, compile the modules independently, and then link the

.obj's
 together. It is legal code and should work. Walter




 And why isn't blah.it[0] a valid identifier (if it is in another module)?
 Does it make any conflict?

It's a compiler bug. I have it fixed, and will fold it into the next
update. -Walter