DMD crashed because of "-version=Win32"

[heromyth]

Justin C Calvarese :
> zhang wrote:
>> This cammand
>>     dmd -version=Win32 test.d
>> will raise a OS error.
> 
> Firstly, I want to reiterate what Stewart said: this isn't the proper 
> newsgroup to report bugs. Either use digitalmars.D.bugs or 
> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/
> 

At first, I havn't get ready to think it as a bug.

> 
> Also, I'm having a good day, so I'll you that what you're trying to 
> isn't supposed to work and I'll tell you why.
> 

Thanks.

> Win32 is a predefined version identifier. There's a list of them on: 
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/version.html
> 
> That same page of the spec also tells us that "-version=Win32" is a 
> valid switch:
> "Furthermore, predefined version identifiers from this list cannot be 
> set from the command line or from version statements. (This prevents 
> things like both Windows and linux  being simultaneously set.)"
> 
> But even an invalid switch shouldn't crash the compiler or cause a blue 
> screen on kernel panic or anything crazy like that. So if the invalid 
> switch didn't just yield a helpful error message (such as "predefined 
> version identifier 'Win32' can't be set at the command line"), then it 
> would be good to file a detailed description of what caused the compiler 
> to malfunction at http://d.puremagic.com/issues/.
> 

Thanks for what you have said, that is what I had wanted to say, but
havn't because of my poor english exception.