[Issue 821] segfault with char array copy; mistaken samples in doc

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------- Comment #5 from ch at lathspell.de  2007-01-10 18:33 -------
Hello

Do you consider this a bug in the Linux compiler or just one in the
documentation?

As it is possible to modify a string made out of character constants like
  char[] s3 = ['H', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o'];
but not 
  char[] s3 = "Hello";
I would argue that this is a bug.

The language description on http://www.digitalmars.com/d/arrays.html does not
mention the existance of "read-only" arrays neither. If they was supposed to
exists there should be at least a boolean .readonly attribute so that functions
that accepts char[] and even check their length can decide if they may or may
not be able to modify the provided char[] buffer.

So at least document this in the language reference, too, as the easy string
handling through arrays with builtin length attribute will surely be one of the
things C programmers attracts...

bye,

-christian-

bye,

-christian-


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