Now we have assertion messages

[Brad Roberts]

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Sean Kelly wrote:

> Frank Benoit wrote:
> > Now we have the messages for the assertions. And this can be used to
> > help a D newbie very much with the error in this program:
> > 
> > /**/ import std.stdio;
> > /**/ int main( char[][] args ){
> > /**/   foreach( s; args ){
> > /**/     writefln( a );
> > /**/   }
> > /**/ }
> > 
> > gives:
> > Error: AssertError Failure m.d(6)
> > 
> > Feature request: Please add the message "missing return statement at
> > function exit"
> 
> Great idea.

Funny you should say that.. I started going through the front end last 
night looking at those.. I'll attach a patch to a bug tonight or tomorrow 
unless someone beats me to it (that includes you Walter).  If anyone else 
wants to do it, speak up to avoid duplication of effort.

Later,
Brad