Compiler bug? regression for the template function call syntax
Hi all, Not sure if this is a bug so thought I'd post here. It is very common to use a function template without the call "()" expecting that it will be called. However with the latest compilers hibernated only compiles when one leaves out the -property dmd command line option. The call: getColumnName!(MemberTest, "simple") Has to be changes to: getColumnName!(MemberTest, "simple")() Now do that everywhere a template function is used. Any help? Thanks. Rory
Re: Compiler bug? regression for the template function call syntax
On 05/31/2013 07:32 AM, rmc wrote: > It is very common to use a function template without the call "()" > expecting that it will be called. Non-templated functions too. > However with the latest compilers > hibernated only compiles when one leaves out the -property dmd command > line option. I think it is the same issue with non-templated functions. The best thing to do is to forget about the -property switch. I did about a year ago and never looked back. :) If you need to use the -property switch, then define the function with the @property attribute: @property void getColumnName(T, string s)() { // .. } Ali
Re: Compiler bug? regression for the template function call syntax
On Friday, May 31, 2013 08:27:19 Ali Çehreli wrote: > I think it is the same issue with non-templated functions. The best > thing to do is to forget about the -property switch. I did about a year > ago and never looked back. :) Given the most recent discussions on @property, I think that it's a foregone conclusion that we will never have strict property enforcement (which is what -property is trying to do), and -property will be going away at some point in the future. The general consensus is that folks want optional parens and not have that have anything to do with @property. I think that the only real question at this point is what happens with setters, as some folks want setters to be restricted to @property, and others just want to go to the behavior we had before @property and not need @property at all. For the most part, at this point, @property is looking like a failure. - Jonathan M Davis
Re: Compiler bug? regression for the template function call syntax
Ali Çehreli: The best thing to do is to forget about the -property switch. I did about a year ago and never looked back. :) But the whole issue of -property was a partial failure for the D community and D designers. Several threads, hundreds of posts, and I see no clear directives or solution. And the current solution is not good. Bye, bearophile