[Issue 3838] New: PrimaryExpression rule doesn't permit module scope template instances

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           Summary: PrimaryExpression rule doesn't permit module scope
                    template instances
           Product: D
           Version: 2.040
          Platform: All
               URL: http://digitalmars.com/d/2.0/expression.html
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: spec
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: www.digitalmars.com
        AssignedTo: nobody at puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: jlquinn at optonline.net


--- Comment #0 from Jerry Quinn <jlquinn at optonline.net> 2010-02-18 16:51:22 PST ---
The PrimaryExpression rule allows module scope identifiers and types but not
template instances.  Dmd 2.040 allows them, though.  So:

struct ss(S) {
  static S s;
}
void foo() {
  int x = .ss!(int).s;
}

compiles, though the grammar doesn't permit the '.' in front of ss.

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