[Issue 2686] New: Invalid union initializer is accepted

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2686

           Summary: Invalid union initializer is accepted
           Product: D
           Version: 1.040
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: accepts-invalid
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: DMD
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: snake.scaly at gmail.com


------8<------- bug.d ----
static import std.stdio;
union A {
  short a;
  long b;
}
void main() {
  A x = 0x12345;
  std.stdio.writefln("a %s, b %s", x.a, x.b);
}
------8<------- bug.d ----

> dmd -run bug.d
a 0, b 0

A simple numeric initializer is accepted but union members are not initialized
accordingly.  This should be a compile-time error.


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