Hello,
I am into D for many weeks now. I started with dmd 1.010 and never thought about updating into the newest version. So now i have the problem that my programs don't want to compile. The most basic commands cause problems... e.g. I can't compile:

char[] testText = "Hello world!";

It always cauzes me the error:
Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("Hello world!") of type invariant char[12u] to char[]

if I type char[12], it does work but it's no longer changeable, so i get errors in other points when i try to change the text in testText...

Anyone an idea what the hell this is about?!?
Thanks & sorry for my engrish :)

Charma

Charma wrote:
> Hello,
> I am into D for many weeks now. I started with dmd 1.010 and never
> thought about updating into the newest version. So now i have the
> problem that my programs don't want to compile. The most basic commands
> cause problems... e.g. I can't compile:
> 
> char[] testText = "Hello world!";
> 
> It always cauzes me the error:
> Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("Hello world!") of type
> invariant char[12u] to char[]
> 
> if I type char[12], it does work but it's no longer changeable, so i get errors in other points when i try to change the text in testText...
> 
> Anyone an idea what the hell this is about?!?
> Thanks & sorry for my engrish :)
> 

You're using 2.0, with its new const semantics. It's fairly experimental, I suggest sticking with the latest 1.0 version: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog.html

Read http://www.digitalmars.com/d/final-const-invariant.html and http://www.digitalmars.com/d/const.html to understand what's going on.

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Deewiant schrieb:
> Charma wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am into D for many weeks now. I started with dmd 1.010 and never
>> thought about updating into the newest version. So now i have the
>> problem that my programs don't want to compile. The most basic commands
>> cause problems... e.g. I can't compile:
>>
>> char[] testText = "Hello world!";
>>
>> It always cauzes me the error:
>> Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("Hello world!") of type
>> invariant char[12u] to char[]
>>
>> if I type char[12], it does work but it's no longer changeable, so i get
>> errors in other points when i try to change the text in testText...
>>
>> Anyone an idea what the hell this is about?!?
>> Thanks & sorry for my engrish :)
>>
> 
> You're using 2.0, with its new const semantics. It's fairly experimental, I
> suggest sticking with the latest 1.0 version:
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog.html
> 
> Read http://www.digitalmars.com/d/final-const-invariant.html and
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/const.html to understand what's going on.
> 


Oh thank you, i confused the experimental 2-alpha versions with the "normal" ones...
THanks for the quick help!

On 8/16/07, Charma <Motoko_Kusanagi@web.de> wrote:
> Oh thank you, i confused the experimental 2-alpha versions with the
> "normal" ones...
> THanks for the quick help!

I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0. Currently it's a bit confusing.

-- 
Anders

Anders Bergh wrote:
> 
> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0. Currently it's a bit confusing.
> 

I strongly agree on this!

Tomas Lindquist Olsen schrieb:
> Anders Bergh wrote:
>> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0.
>> Currently it's a bit confusing.
>>
> 
> I strongly agree on this!


Yeah, that was the reason i chose 2.0 by mistake...

Tomas Lindquist Olsen wrote:
> Anders Bergh wrote:
>> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0.
>> Currently it's a bit confusing.
>>
> 
> I strongly agree on this!

I strongly third this!

--bb

Tomas Lindquist Olsen wrote:
> Anders Bergh wrote:
>> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0.
>> Currently it's a bit confusing.
>>
> 
> I strongly agree on this!

I strongly agree as well. Experimental, unfinished products should not be the default on the front page.

Also in agreement. I love experimental software, but for a beginner it is hopelessly confusing.

Myron Alexander wrote:
> Tomas Lindquist Olsen wrote:
>> Anders Bergh wrote:
>>> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0.
>>> Currently it's a bit confusing.
>>>
>>
>> I strongly agree on this!
> 
> I strongly agree as well. Experimental, unfinished products should not be the default on the front page.

Tristam MacDonald wrote:
> Also in agreement. I love experimental software, but for a beginner it is hopelessly confusing.
> 
> Myron Alexander wrote:
>> Tomas Lindquist Olsen wrote:
>>> Anders Bergh wrote:
>>>> I really think D 1.0 should be the default page, instead of 2.0. Currently it's a bit confusing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I strongly agree on this!
>>
>> I strongly agree as well. Experimental, unfinished products should not be the default on the front page.
Agreed some more, just for good measure.
 --downs