Hello,

I wanted to report what I consider a bug in the DMD 2.064 RC1 compiler.
I tried to use the issue-tracking-system but found it very unintuitive (at least for a first time user). I apologize if this is a bug already reported.

Consider the following example:

class A {
}

void func(A a) {
	writeln("In func");
	a.func();
}

...

auto a = A;
func(a);


The compiler should not accept this code, because there's no method func in class A.

But the code gets compiled (at least on my setup (ubuntu 13.10 - amd64) and the method call a.func() get translated to func(a), I guess, because the net result is that func(A a) is called recursively and the message "In func" is displayed over and over again.

Tor Einar

On Monday, 11 November 2013 at 15:17:04 UTC, Tor Einar Tønnessen wrote:
> ...

It is a feature, not a bug :) Called UFCS (Uniform Function Call Syntax) : http://dlang.org/function.html#pseudo-member

Tor Einar Tønnessen:

> I tried to use the issue-tracking-system but found it very unintuitive (at least for a first time user).

What problem have you had with the usage of the Bugzilla?

Bye,
bearophile

On Monday, 11 November 2013 at 15:18:59 UTC, Dicebot wrote:
> On Monday, 11 November 2013 at 15:17:04 UTC, Tor Einar Tønnessen wrote:
>> ...
>
> It is a feature, not a bug :) Called UFCS (Uniform Function Call Syntax) : http://dlang.org/function.html#pseudo-member


Okay, I see. Thanks for your answer.


Tor Einar

On Monday, 11 November 2013 at 15:24:12 UTC, bearophile wrote:
> Tor Einar Tønnessen:
>
>> I tried to use the issue-tracking-system but found it very unintuitive (at least for a first time user).
>
> What problem have you had with the usage of the Bugzilla?
>
> Bye,
> bearophile


As I said - for me , at least, it was so counterintuitive that it was not possible for me to file a bug.
I think you should consider me a typical representative for the new user, both to the D-language itself and to the tools you use.

Maybe I used a wrong system? I used "https://d.puremagic.com/issues/request.cgi....."


Tor Einar

On Monday, 11 November 2013 at 16:47:25 UTC, Tor Einar Tønnessen wrote:
>
> Maybe I used a wrong system? I used "https://d.puremagic.com/issues/request.cgi....."
>
Right site, wrong area. :)  Up in the top bar, there's a link called "New" (second from the left) that takes you here: https://d.puremagic.com/issues/enter_bug.cgi

On the bug tracker home page (https://d.puremagic.com/issues/), there's also a big green button titled "File an Issue" that goes to the same.

-Wyatt