What's the reason the following code doesn't compile?

	struct S {
		const(int)[4] data;
		this(const(int)[4] d) {
			data = d;	// this is line 4
		}
	}

	void main() {
		S s;
	}

Compiler error:

	test.d(4): Error: slice this.data[] is not mutable

Shouldn't the assignment be valid in the ctor?


T

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H. S. Teoh:

> 	struct S {
> 		const(int)[4] data;
> 		this(const(int)[4] d) {
> 			data = d;	// this is line 4
> 		}
> 	}
>
> 	void main() {
> 		S s;
> 	}

I think this used to work (do you have an older DMD to verify it?). So maybe this is regression.

Bye,
bearophile

"H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@quickfur.ath.cx> wrote in message news:mailman.1550.1333997204.4860.digitalmars-d@puremagic.com...
> What's the reason the following code doesn't compile?
>
> struct S {
> const(int)[4] data;
> this(const(int)[4] d) {
> data = d; // this is line 4
> }
> }
>
> void main() {
> S s;
> }
>
> Compiler error:
>
> test.d(4): Error: slice this.data[] is not mutable
>
> Shouldn't the assignment be valid in the ctor?
>
>
> T

Static array assignments are converted to slice assignments waaay too early.