Why is the following failing?

[ryuukk_]

On Thursday, 25 January 2024 at 15:22:35 UTC, Hipreme wrote:
> On Thursday, 25 January 2024 at 15:20:01 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
>> ```D
>> void main()
>> {
>>     char[32] id = 0;
>>     const(char)* str = "hello";
>>
>>     id = str[0 .. 6];
>> }
>>
>> ```
>>
>>
>> it should be a simple memcpy, why DMD complain?
>>
>> ``onlineapp.d(6): Error: mismatched array lengths 32 and 6 for 
>> assignment `id[] = str[0..6]```
>>
>> I'm too tired to notice something obvious?
>
>
> You need to slice your `id` variable to be the required size. 
> You're trying to assign the complete `id` variable to a slice 
> of size 6.
>
> i.e: that should be used instead `id[0..6] = str[0..6]`

That's dumb, compiler knows that ``id`` has enough room and it 
should do a simple memcpy, i shouldn't have to do that myself..

i'll stick to calling memcpy.. why stray away from C to do worse