https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12766
Issue ID: 12766
Summary: Forward reference diagnostics must emit the offending
line causing the forward reference
Product: D
Version: D2
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: diagnostic
Severity: major
Priority: P1
Component: DMD
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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struct A
{
B b; // L3
}
struct B // L6
{
A a; // L8
}
void main() { }
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$ test.d(6): Error: struct test.B no size yet for forward reference
This is a completely useless diagnostic, it doesn't tell me *what code* caused
the forward reference. It should either reference L3 or L8, not the line of the
beginning of the struct definition.
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