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Bug 7852 – "Error: forward reference" depending on order of source files

Status: RESOLVED
Resolution: WORKSFORME
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: dmd
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS: All
Creation time: 2012-04-07T15:38:00Z
Last change time: 2013-11-24T04:18:46Z
Assigned to: nobody
Creator: nilsbossung

Comments

Comment #0 by nilsbossung — 2012-04-07T15:38:39Z

$ cat a.d import b; void fa() { fb!int(); } $ cat b.d struct S(T) { void fs() { fb!int(); } } S!T fb(T)() { return S!T(); } $ dmd -c -o- a b $ dmd -c -o- b a b.d(3): Error: forward reference to fb b.d(6): Error: template instance b.S!(int) error instantiating a.d(3): instantiated from here: fb!(int) a.d(3): Error: template instance b.fb!(int) error instantiating

Comment #1 by lovelydear — 2012-04-21T11:37:38Z