Issue 9394 - ABI for static arrays is outdated #262
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This is still true in D2, as is the code below.
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Indeed. In current, static array value is implicitly converted to pointer or dynamic array type on function argument.
But it is a implicit conversion feature, and it does not directly related to ABI.
And static array to pointer conversion is already deprecated.
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/blob/master/src/mtype.c#L55
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/blob/master/src/mtype.c#L4050
So, to remove these lines is reasonable.
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When I asked about it in the newsgroup I didn't get replies from Walter/Andrei, but I do agree with the deprecation. Anyway this needs to be added to the deprecation page.
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Btw, you can use Currently when you want to say In current. People will understand you better this way. :)
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Sure, it has not been mentioned yet in http://dlang.org/deprecate .
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Thanks for your teaches.
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Recent reported regression issue 9539 has been caused by the deprecated implicit conversion T[] to T_.
I think it's a good time to remove such conversions, both T[n] to T_ and T[] to T*, completely (I think it is necessary for the regression fix).
See dlang/dmd#1679 and related my bugzilla comment.
Almost of "Reference Types" section is outdated in D2.
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Issue 9394 - ABI for static arrays is outdated
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9394
Almost of "Reference Types" section is outdated in D2.