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Issue 3268 - can't compare pointer to functions when one is const
Summary: can't compare pointer to functions when one is const
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: D
Classification: Unclassified
Component: dmd (show other issues)
Version: D2
Hardware: All All
: P2 normal
Assignee: No Owner
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Keywords: patch
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Reported: 2009-08-27 14:10 UTC by Andrei Alexandrescu
Modified: 2015-06-09 01:20 UTC (History)
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Description Andrei Alexandrescu 2009-08-27 14:10:00 UTC 

    


    


      



        
          Comment 1
        

        
          Andrei Alexandrescu

        

        
        

        
          2009-08-27 14:11:13 UTC
        

      






void fun() {}

void main()
{
    auto a = &fun;
    const b = a;
    assert(a == b);
}

This fails to compile. The error message is odd too:

Error: array equality comparison type mismatch, void function() vs const(void function())

The code should work.

    


    


      



        
          Comment 2
        

        
          yebblies

        

        
        

        
          2011-06-06 20:37:46 UTC
        

      






Possible fix: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/pull/89

    


    


      



        
          Comment 3
        

        
          yebblies

        

        
        

        
          2011-06-08 04:41:23 UTC
        

      






Better fix: https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dmd/pull/96