http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=996

           Summary: Error in doc on implicit conversion between pointer and
                    array
           Product: D
           Version: 1.007
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla@digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: henrik@harmsen.se


In the documentation on arrays, under "usage" is mentioned this sequence:

int* p;
int[3] s;
p = s;          // p points to the first element of the array s.

However, this causes the following message from the compiler: "cannot implicitly convert expression (s) of type int[3] to int*."

It seems the documentation needs to be updated. I only stumbled on one of the cases (the above) but there might be more cases that need revisit.


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gide@nwawudu.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                URL|                            |http://www.digitalmars.com/d
                   |                            |/2.0/arrays.html




------- Comment #1 from gide@nwawudu.com  2008-04-17 09:23 -------
Added URL: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/arrays.html.


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------- Comment #2 from terranium@yandex.ru  2008-04-25 14:50 -------
Bug was reported for version 1.007, but it still exists in 2.012.


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smjg@iname.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |smjg@iname.com
                URL|http://www.digitalmars.com/d|http://www.digitalmars.com/d
                   |/2.0/arrays.html            |/1.0/arrays.html
          Component|DMD                         |www.digitalmars.com
           Keywords|                            |rejects-valid
         OS/Version|Linux                       |All
           Platform|PC                          |All




------- Comment #3 from smjg@iname.com  2009-03-06 18:56 -------
This bug is filed against a D1 version, so surely the URL given should be to the D1 docs.  Also correcting platform and component.


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Christian Kamm <kamm-removethis@incasoftware.de> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Keywords|                            |patch
                 CC|                            |kamm-removethis@incasoftwar
                   |                            |e.de




--- Comment #4 from Christian Kamm <kamm-removethis@incasoftware.de>  2009-06-30 10:42:53 PDT ---
Marking with patch, since this fix is trivial:

change

p = q;
p = s;
p = a;

to

p = q;
p = s.ptr;
p = a.ptr;

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Sobirari Muhomori <maxmo@pochta.ru> changed:

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           Keywords|patch                       |




--- Comment #5 from Sobirari Muhomori <maxmo@pochta.ru>  2009-07-02 02:12:53 PDT ---
ha-ha, the patch keyword is for bugs that have patch fixing them

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Christian Kamm <kamm-removethis@incasoftware.de> changed:

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           Keywords|                            |patch




--- Comment #6 from Christian Kamm <kamm-removethis@incasoftware.de>  2009-07-02 02:46:42 PDT ---
I honestly think it'd take longer for Walter to look at, download and apply a 'real patch' than for him to open arrays.dd and add the .ptr to lines 148/149 manually.

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--- Comment #7 from Sobirari Muhomori <maxmo@pochta.ru>  2009-07-02 02:53:20 PDT ---
The same bug is in the string section: "A pointer to a char can be generated".

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Don <clugdbug@yahoo.com.au> changed:

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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |clugdbug@yahoo.com.au
         Resolution|                            |FIXED


--- Comment #8 from Don <clugdbug@yahoo.com.au> 2010-06-18 12:06:23 PDT ---
Fixed in phobos commit 1663. Don't know how this one stuck around for so long.

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