Variadic function not recognizing static array length

[Zach the Mystic]

On Thursday, 14 March 2013 at 20:59:38 UTC, Zach the Mystic wrote:
> On Wednesday, 13 March 2013 at 22:14:26 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> On 03/12/2013 10:47 PM, Zach the Mystic wrote:
>>> void func(string[2] a) {}
>>>
>>> void func2(T...)(T args) {
>>>   static assert(is(typeof(args[0]) == string[2]));
>>> }
>>>
>>> void func3(T...)(T args) {
>>>   static assert(args[0].length == 2);
>>> }
>>>
>>> func(["",""]); // Okay
>>> func2(["",""]); //  Error: (is(string[] == string[2LU])) is 
>>> false
>>> func3(["",""]); // Error: _param_0 cannot be read at compile 
>>> time
>>>
>>> Is this the intended design?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> Is there a workaround which allows me to
>>> ensure that the parameter is exactly 2 length?
>>
>> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9712
>> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=9711
>
> Man, Hara Kenji is so fast!!!!!! I didn't even know my problem 
> wasn't just part of the design, and already it's close to being 
> a fixed bug/enhancement!

(I meant to thank you too, Timon Gehr)