ICE: template.c:806: failed assertion `i < parameters->dim'

[Don]

Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 10/28/09 16:32, Don wrote:
>> Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>>> I have quite a big project and when I compile it I get this internal
>>> compiler error: template.c:806: failed assertion `i < parameters->dim'.
>>> I don't know what could cause that error so I don't know where to look
>>> in my code to try to produce a small test case and report an issue.
>>> I'm using quite a lot of templates, template mixins and string mixins.
>>
>> Bugzilla 2229. Was fixed in DMD1.049.
>> There have been about 60 ICE bugs fixed since 1.045.
>> I want to find out what the regressions are that are stopping people
>> from using the latest DMD -- it's time for the ICE age to end.
> 
> I haven't been using any later version because of various known 
> regressions, I think they've been solved know. I tried to compile Tango 
> trunk with DMD trunk and it failed with:
> 
> /Users/doob/development/d/tango-trunk/build/user/../../user/tango/io/compress/BzipStream.d(270): 
> Error: var has no effect in expression (w)
> 
> It's returning a value in a void function.
> 
> I don't know if it's a regression that hasn't been solved or if it's 
> something wrong with Tango.

The compiler now catches a few bugs that used to slip past before. Just 
change the "return w;" into "return;".