[Issue 2270] cast produces invalid arrays at runtime

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2270



--- Comment #5 from yebblies <yebblies at gmail.com> 2011-07-11 23:36:00 EST ---
I do understand, but nothing you've said changes the fact that the behavior is
completely intentional.  Cast is, as always, a blunt instrument that bypasses
the type system.  Another example would be casting int to float vs casting
int[] to float[].  The compiler's behavior here is as intended and consistent.

Since 2008, when this bug was reported, some things have improved.  This cast
is not allowed in @safe code and std.conv.to is quite capable of performing the
element by element conversion.  I don't see introducing an implicit allocation
and a loop as the solution when the safe way is already supported.

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