another compiler bug?

[Christopher Wright]

Aarti_pl wrote:
> torhu pisze:
>> Aarti_pl wrote:
>>> How to create pointer to class?
>>>
>>> Below doesn't compile:
>>> ----
>>> A* cp = new A*;
>>> ----
>>> Type of new A* is (A**) while it should be A*.
>>>
>>> Any comments? (Maybe I missed something...)
>>>
>>> PS. I know that it is possible to create pointer to class in two steps.
>>
>>
>> Do you actually want to heap allocate a pointer to an object reference? 
> 
> Yes. After writing my post I discovered that 2 stage creation will not 
> work for returning result from function. So my 'PS.' in fact is not 
> solution.
> 
>  > Try this:
>> A* cp = *(new A*);
> 
> I needed something like above. Unfortunately your solution doesn't work 
> (don't know why). I get access violation in my program when returning 
> '*(new A*)'.
> 
> I managed to overcome bug in DMD with below:
> 
> void func(T)() {
>     static TYPE res;
>     res = new T;
>         return &res;
> }
> 
> although it will cause memory leaks for every type for which the 
> function is instantiated. So I consider bug in DMD as quite serious...

Does that work? With more than one instance created? I would think you'd 
only ever be able to access the most recent one.