4300 – BigInt * int doesn't work well

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Issue 4300 - BigInt * int doesn't work well

Summary: BigInt * int doesn't work well

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Description bearophile_hugs 2010-06-10 04:43:23 UTC

This D2 program asserts with v2.047beta:

import std.bigint: BigInt;
void main() {
    BigInt r = 10;
    r = r * 2;
    assert(r == BigInt(20));
}

Comment 1 Don 2010-06-10 15:13:22 UTC

Ouch.
"Doesn't work well", like building a ship out of spaghetti doesn't work well.

Fixed in Phobos svn 1625.