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digitalmars.D.learn - Problem with CTFE

reply Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca> writes:
Can someone tell me why compiling with version=Good works, but compiling 
with version=Bad fails?

     version( Good )
     {
         size_t find(Elem)( Elem[] buf, Elem pat )
         {
             for( size_t pos = 0; pos < buf.length; ++pos )
             {
                 if( buf[pos] == pat )
                     return pos;
             }
             return buf.length;
         }
     }
     else version( Bad )
     {
         size_t find(Buf, Pat)( Buf buf, Pat pat )
         {
             return 0;
         }
     }

     const pos = find( "abcdefg", 'c' );

     void main()
     {

     }
Dec 18 2007
parent "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
"Sean Kelly" <sean f4.ca> wrote in message 
news:fk98ve$2mgq$1 digitalmars.com...
 Can someone tell me why compiling with version=Good works, but compiling 
 with version=Bad fails?

     version( Good )
     {
         size_t find(Elem)( Elem[] buf, Elem pat )
         {
             for( size_t pos = 0; pos < buf.length; ++pos )
             {
                 if( buf[pos] == pat )
                     return pos;
             }
             return buf.length;
         }
     }
     else version( Bad )
     {
         size_t find(Buf, Pat)( Buf buf, Pat pat )
         {
             return 0;
         }
     }

     const pos = find( "abcdefg", 'c' );

     void main()
     {

     }
Seems like a bug to me. Using the Bad version in a non-constant context works fine. Using the Bad version with explicitly-specified types in a constant context also works fine. Maybe some kind of ordering bug in the compiler; it doesn't deduce the two types before it tries to evaluate it or something.
Dec 18 2007