dmd v2.065 compatibility

[bearophile]

Chris:

> [2]
> Another issue I encountered was when I recompiled the library, 
> dmd 2.065 gave me an error that a goto statement skipped a 
> variable. The case is as follows:
>
> if (condition) {
>   goto Label;
> }
>
> auto variable = getVariableValue(); // Only needed, if 
> "condition" above not true
> // do things with variable here (needed for what comes after 
> "Label"
>
> Label:
> // Finish everything
>
> I know that scope would be better and this is the only goto I 
> have left. In order for the code to compile I had to move (as a 
> quick fix)
>
> auto variable = getVariableValue();
>
> to before the if (condition) statement. Is this by design?

D specs state that gotos can't be used to skip a variable 
definition. In the last compiler version this rule has being 
implemented and enforced. So the original code was not 
D-conformant.

Bye,
bearophile