DMD 0.177 release

[Stewart Gordon]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Stewart Gordon wrote:
>> We already have what strikes the rest of us as a compelling case: what 
>> we've just told you that returning from opAssign _should_ be able to do.
> 
> That case was trying to make opAssign be a constructor. Since there are 
> other ways to construct it, I don't see why it's a compelling case. What 
> is bought with this that cannot be otherwise done?

The cases you seemingly pander to for having opAssign in the first place 
are trying to make opAssign be a property setter.  Since there are other 
ways to set properties, I don't see why this is a compelling case.  What 
is bought with this that cannot be otherwise done?

Stewart.