• Mehrdad (4/4) Mar 20 2012 auto fact(int n) { return n > 1 ? fact(n - 1) : 0; }
• Daniel Murphy (3/7) Mar 20 2012 Please open an enhancement request.
• Mehrdad (5/9) Mar 21 2012 http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7747

"Mehrdad" <wfunction hotmail.com> writes:

auto fact(int n) { return n > 1 ? fact(n - 1) : 0; }

// Error: forward reference to fact


I think the error message could be improved... maybe something like "forward 
reference to inferred return type" like we get with templates? 

"Daniel Murphy" <yebblies nospamgmail.com> writes:

"Mehrdad" <wfunction hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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 auto fact(int n) { return n > 1 ? fact(n - 1) : 0; }

 // Error: forward reference to fact


 I think the error message could be improved... maybe something like 
 "forward reference to inferred return type" like we get with templates?

Please open an enhancement request. 

"Mehrdad" <wfunction hotmail.com> writes:

http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7747

"Daniel Murphy"  wrote in message news:jkbnqu$1l52$1 digitalmars.com... 

"Mehrdad" <wfunction hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:jkak36$2skq$1 digitalmars.com...
 auto fact(int n) { return n > 1 ? fact(n - 1) : 0; }

 // Error: forward reference to fact


 I think the error message could be improved... maybe something like 
 "forward reference to inferred return type" like we get with templates?

Please open an enhancement request.