Problems with new DMD

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Charma wrote:
> Hello,
> I am into D for many weeks now. I started with dmd 1.010 and never
> thought about updating into the newest version. So now i have the
> problem that my programs don't want to compile. The most basic commands
> cause problems... e.g. I can't compile:
> 
> char[] testText = "Hello world!";
> 
> It always cauzes me the error:
> Error: cannot implicitly convert expression ("Hello world!") of type
> invariant char[12u] to char[]
> 
> if I type char[12], it does work but it's no longer changeable, so i get
> errors in other points when i try to change the text in testText...
> 
> Anyone an idea what the hell this is about?!?
> Thanks & sorry for my engrish :)
> 

You're using 2.0, with its new const semantics. It's fairly experimental, I
suggest sticking with the latest 1.0 version:
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/changelog.html

Read http://www.digitalmars.com/d/final-const-invariant.html and
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/const.html to understand what's going on.

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