At compile time

[Ary Borenszweig]

bearophile escribió:
> Jarrett Billingsley:
>> C++ has static initialization that occurs before main() too.  It's just.. hidden.<
> 
> I see. I have to learn more about C++. Thank you.
> 
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> Lars T. Kyllingstad:
> 
>> This is good news! The restrictions you are referring to, are they any of the ones documented here: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/2.0/function.html#interpretation <
> 
> That list has a point regarding what I was trying to do:
>> 4. the function may not be a non-static member, i.e. it may not have a this pointer<
> It's true regarding stucts used as values too, and not just classes...

It would be nice if the compiler could say so: "I can't evaluate it 
because you are using a this pointer". With other words, but much more 
useful than "non-constant expression".