readf() compiler error message weirdness (CTFE-related?)

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/6/11 10:48 AM, David Nadlinger wrote:
> I have always been pleased to see improvements in compile time code
> execution possibilities, but today I hit what must be the weirdest DMD
> error message I've ever seen:
>
> /usr/local/bin/../include/d2/std/format.d(434): Error: can only
> Applications Desktop Documents Downloads Library Movies Music Pictures
> Public Sites test.d a pointer, not a 'int'
>
> To be honest, I have no idea how this happens, but somehow DMD picked up
> the contents of the directory the source file, test.d, resides in. It
> looks like this (note the missing ampersand):
> ———
> import std.stdio;
> void main() {
> int e;
> readf( "%d", e );
> }
> ———
>
> Any idea what on earth could be going on here?
>
> David

This is a major bug because it impacts privacy. Please file to bugzilla.

Andrei