simd and dmd compiler v 2.066 and 2.067.0-b1

[John Colvin via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Monday, 3 November 2014 at 15:33:00 UTC, Laeeth Isharc wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Not sure if my code is correct - I wanted to build the simplest 
> working example of simd use.  The following compiles and works 
> under ldc (I have not disassessembled the result to see if it 
> is using simd instructions), but generates a compiler error 
> under dmd (2.066 and 2.067.0-b1 running under Fedora 20).
>
> The only message is:
>
> "Internal error: backend/el.c 2874"
>
> Let me know if you think the code is okay, and if so I will see 
> if I can figure out how to generate a bug report (if it's not 
> something already known).
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Laeeth.
>
>
>
>
>
> import std.stdio;
> import core.simd;
>
> void main()
> {
>         short8 vec;
>         foreach(i;0..8)
>         {
>                 vec.ptr[i]=cast(short)i;
>         }
>         vec=3*vec;
>         foreach(i;0..8)
>         {
>                 writefln("%s",vec.ptr[i]);
>         }
> }

It looks OK to me.

Whether or not the code is correct, any internal compiler error 
or segfault is a bug.