• Russ Lewis (14/14) Oct 05 2002 This program goes through the compiler ok, although I believe it should
• Walter (3/12) Oct 07 2002 It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter
• Dario (4/5) Oct 07 2002 Oh, I thought that duplicate local variables weren't allowed in D.
• Walter (3/8) Oct 07 2002 You're right, my goof. I'll log it as a bug. -Walter
• Sean L. Palmer (4/17) Oct 07 2002 I thought you said locals that hide other locals are an error.
• Russ Lewis (8/21) Oct 07 2002 I knew that used to be true in C/C++, but I thought that we were getting...

Russ Lewis <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> writes:

This program goes through the compiler ok, although I believe it should
be a syntax error:

    int main() {
      int bar;
      if(true) {
        int bar;
      }
      return 0;
    }

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"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Russ Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> wrote in message
news:3D9F31D9.F0F445CD deming-os.org...
 This program goes through the compiler ok, although I believe it should
 be a syntax error:

     int main() {
       int bar;
       if(true) {
         int bar;
       }
       return 0;
     }

It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter

"Dario" <supdar yahoo.com> writes:

 It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter

Oh, I thought that duplicate local variables weren't allowed in D.
You've written it in the language specs:
"It is an error to declare a local variable that hides another local
variable in the same function"

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

You're right, my goof. I'll log it as a bug. -Walter

"Dario" <supdar yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ansdvl$m59$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter

 Oh, I thought that duplicate local variables weren't allowed in D.
 You've written it in the language specs:
 "It is an error to declare a local variable that hides another local
 variable in the same function"

"Sean L. Palmer" <seanpalmer directvinternet.com> writes:

I thought you said locals that hide other locals are an error.

Sean

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message
news:ans8cq$113g$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 "Russ Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> wrote in message
 news:3D9F31D9.F0F445CD deming-os.org...
 This program goes through the compiler ok, although I believe it should
 be a syntax error:

     int main() {
       int bar;
       if(true) {
         int bar;
       }
       return 0;
     }

 It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter

Russ Lewis <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> writes:

Walter wrote:

 "Russ Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> wrote in message
 news:3D9F31D9.F0F445CD deming-os.org...
 This program goes through the compiler ok, although I believe it should
 be a syntax error:

     int main() {
       int bar;
       if(true) {
         int bar;
       }
       return 0;
     }

 It is legal, as { } introduces a new scope. -Walter

I knew that used to be true in C/C++, but I thought that we were getting rid
of that.  Oh well :)

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