[Issue 2342] New: derived nested classes in derived outer class.

[Jarrett Billingsley]

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:59 AM,  <d-bugmail at puremagic.com> wrote:
> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2342
>
>           Summary: derived nested classes in derived outer class.
>           Product: D
>           Version: 1.035
>          Platform: PC
>        OS/Version: Linux
>            Status: NEW
>          Severity: normal
>          Priority: P2
>         Component: DMD
>        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
>        ReportedBy: benoit at tionex.de
>
>
> This should compile but does not.
>
> class A {
>    class I1{
>    }
> }
>
> class B : A {
>    class I2 : I1 { // line 9
>    }
>
>    I1 getI(){
>        return new I2;
>    }
> }
> void main(){}
>
> test.d(9): class test.B.I2 is nested within B, but super class I1 is nested
> within A
>
>
> --
>
>

Are you *sure* this should compile or do you *want* it to compile?
There's a difference ;)  I believe back in 0.126 when nested classes
were implemented, I suggested this to Walter and the official response
was "AIIIIIIEEEEEE", or something like that.  Translation: probably
too much trouble to be worth it?