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Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw@gdcproject.org> changed:

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Nick Treleaven <nick@geany.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Nick Treleaven <nick@geany.org> ---
The reason for this error is to prevent `[42][1..1].ptr`, which is not @safe. Your example could be allowed if the literal has not been sliced.

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Dlang Bot <dlang-bot@dlang.rocks> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Dlang Bot <dlang-bot@dlang.rocks> ---
@ntrel created dlang/dmd pull request #15581 "Allow using .ptr in @safe code when pointer is safe to dereference" fixing this issue:

- Fix Issue 20634 - @safe forces bounds checking on newly allocated array when using .ptr

  Also allow for any string literal.

https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/15581

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--- Comment #3 from Dlang Bot <dlang-bot@dlang.rocks> ---
@ntrel updated dlang/dmd pull request #15572 "Fix Issue 24135 - Eponymous template member overloads not shown as call candidates" fixing this issue:

- Fix Issue 20634 - @safe forces bounds checking on newly allocated array when using .ptr

  Also allow for any string literal.

https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/15572

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--- Comment #4 from Nick Treleaven <nick@geany.org> ---
Note: The second commit was wrongly included in that pull and has been removed.

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