http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3921
Summary: Compile time evaluation requirements not
well-specified
Product: D
Version: 2.041
Platform: All
URL: file:///home/jlquinn/dmd2/html/d/function.html
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: spec
Severity: major
Priority: P2
Component: www.digitalmars.com
AssignedTo: nob...@puremagic.com
ReportedBy: jlqu...@optonline.net
--- Comment #0 from Jerry Quinn <jlqu...@optonline.net> 2010-03-10 04:44:19 PST
---
The language of the spec does not clearly state what a compile must be able to
evaluate at compile time. Through example, clearly constant folding must be
done, to support mixins as shown in various examples, but the full rules of
what the D language requires to be done at compile time is not given.
Similarly, CTFE states that the compiler can execute functions at compile time
if they meet certain constraints. However, it doesn't clearly state whether
the D language requires that these functions be executed at compile time.
Other writing I've seen suggests that CTFE is an optimization, not a language
requirement. What exactly is required of any D compiler?
--
Configure issuemail: http://d.puremagic.com/issues/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
