https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22053

          Issue ID: 22053
           Summary: `catch {` not rejected while in a template
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: accepts-invalid
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: dmd
          Assignee: nobody@puremagic.com
          Reporter: dlang-bugzilla@thecybershadow.net

/////// test.d ///////
void foo()()
{
    try {}
    catch
        assert(false);
}

alias goo = foo!();
//////////////////////

This catch syntax (without specifying an exception) has been deprecated and is currently rejected when the code is not in a function template. However, the compiler does not reject it when it's inside a template, even when the template is instantiated.

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