static array with inferred size

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 9/19/17 8:47 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> This needs to happen.
> 
> e.g.:
> 
> char[$] arr = "hello"; // syntax up for debate, but I like this.
> 
> I can't think of a correct way to do this that doesn't heap-allocate and 
> is DRY.
> 
> D is so powerful, it's a huge shame it can't figure this one out.
> 
> issue: https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481
> 
> Fix that was merged: https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/3615
> 
> And then reverted: https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/4373
> 
> Maybe there was an issue with the implementation? Can it be redone?
> 
> -Steve

The argument was it can be done trivially with a library solution. -- Andrei