Why not extend array operations to full Fortran90 power ?

[Kagamin]

Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke at fz-juelich.de> Wrote:

> Compare
> 
>    (1)  Y[] = X[]*X[];
>    (2)  Y[] = sin( X[] );
> 
> With gdc 4.4.6,
>    (1) compiles and executes as I expected, whereas
>    (2) is not allowed (fails at compile time).
> Why?
> 
> The semantics of (2) is unambiguous,
> and it works perfectly well in Fortran90.
> Allowing (2) would make D really attractive
> for formula-heavy mathematical work.
> 
> - Joachim

Hmm... well, yeah
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3395