http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5110

           Summary: Excess attribute propagation of structs and classes
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: spec
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: rsinfu@gmail.com


--- Comment #0 from Shin Fujishiro <rsinfu@gmail.com> 2010-10-24 02:02:08 PDT ---
The override attribute is unnecessarily propagated to a nested class declaration and causes errors:
--------------------
class C
{
 override:
    string toString() { return ""; }

    class Nested
    {                       // (7)
        void gun() {}       // (8)
    }
}
--------------------
test.d(8): Error: function test.C.Nested.gun does not override any function
test.d(7): Error: variable test.C.Nested.this override cannot be applied to
variable
--------------------

Another case.  The const attribute is propagated to a static member:
--------------------
const struct S
{
    static int value;
}
static assert(is(typeof(S.value) == int));  // (5)
--------------------
test.d(5): Error: static assert  (is(const(int) == int)) is false
--------------------

Though the spec allows this behavior, I think it's more natural if the static member variable S.value is typed as mutable int.

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--- Comment #1 from Shin Fujishiro <rsinfu@gmail.com> 2010-10-24 02:05:22 PDT ---
The current ClassDeclaration uses the following black list for masking attributes to propagate over its members:
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sc->stc &= ~(STCfinal | STCauto | STCscope | STCstatic |
             STCabstract | STCdeprecated | STC_TYPECTOR | STCtls | STCgshared);
sc->stc |= storage_class & STC_TYPECTOR;
--------------------

The following STCs pass the black list:

  STCextern, STCparameter, STCfield, STCoverride, STCsynchronized,
  STCin, STCout, STClazy, STCforeach, STCcomdat, STCvariadic,
  STCctorinit, STCtemplateparameter, STCref, STCinit, STCmanifest,
  STCnodtor, STCnothrow, STCpure, STCalias, STCproperty, STCsafe,
  STCtrusted, STCsystem, STCctfe, STCdisable, STCresult.

Currently, the STCs above are propagated inside a class.  Some STCs such as STCparameter and STCout cannot be applied to class declarations; removing such insignificant STCs, I got the following list:

  STCextern, STCoverride, STCsynchronized, STCref, STCnothrow,
  STCpure, STCproperty, STCsafe, STCtrusted, STCsystem, STCdisable.

Among them, the only STCs with which propagation makes sense are:

  STCsynchronized, STCnothrow, STCpure, STCsafe, STCtrusted,
  STCsystem, STCdisable.

Other STCs such as STCoverride should not be propagated (the reported problem).

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--- Comment #2 from Shin Fujishiro <rsinfu@gmail.com> 2010-10-24 02:09:16 PDT ---
Created an attachment (id=792)
Testcases

Since nothrow, pure and @disable are one-way, non-revertible attributes, the language should not force them to be propagated IMO.  So, structs and classes should really propagate only the following STCs:

  STCimmutable, STCconst, STCshared, STCsynchronized,
  STCsafe, STCtrusted, STCsystem.

Note that the first four STCs must not be applied to static members, including nested types:
--------------------
const synchronized class C
{
    static int value;   // NO const
    enum E { a, b, c }  // NO const
    class N {}          // NO const synchronized
}
--------------------

The nested class N itself isn't necessarily const nor synchronized, since its declaration is effectively the same as the following one.  Whether N should be const/synchronized or not is independent of C.
--------------------
class N
{
    C outer;    // C is already const synchronized
}
--------------------

To sum up, the rule allows these attribute propagations:

 - const, shared, immutable and synchronized over non-static members
 - @safe, @trusted and @system over all members

Attached test cases.

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--- Comment #3 from Shin Fujishiro <rsinfu@gmail.com> 2010-10-24 02:18:33 PDT ---
Created an attachment (id=793)
Patch against dmd r727, passed dmd/druntime/phobos tests

The proposed patch implements the said rule.

The patch limits STC propagation via Scope's storage class (sc->stc) only to @safe/@trusted/@system.  Other STCs such as const and synchronized are 'pulled' by need of each member out of parent AggregateDeclaration.

This patch also fixes bug 3598 and bug 4211.

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Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |bugzilla@digitalmars.com
         Resolution|                            |FIXED


--- Comment #4 from Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> 2010-12-05 12:56:06 PST ---
http://www.dsource.org/projects/dmd/changeset/781

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Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> changed:

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                 CC|                            |tomeksowi@gmail.com


--- Comment #5 from Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> 2010-12-05 13:00:05 PST ---
*** Issue 3598 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> changed:

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                 CC|                            |zan77137@nifty.com


--- Comment #6 from Walter Bright <bugzilla@digitalmars.com> 2010-12-05 13:03:18 PST ---
*** Issue 4211 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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