Is this is bug or not?

[Don Clugston]

Thomas Kuehne wrote:
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> Victor Nakoryakov schrieb am 2006-03-11:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Here is a snipet:
>>
>> import std.stdio;
>>
>> struct A(T, T x0)
>> {
>> T x = x0;
>> }
>>
>> int main(char[][] args)
>> {
>> alias A!(int, 8) Ai; // test.d(11)
>> Ai ai;
>> writefln(ai.x);
>> return 0;
>> }

If that had worked, it would have been a new feature. You're obtaining a 
type AND a value! Note that value parameters only work for basic types 
and char[]. It would be very cool, though -- it would enable a lot of 
code reuse for metaprogramming.

For example, pow!(real z, int n) and pow!(creal z, int n) would be able 
to share a common implementation. The fact that they can't has been 
bugging me for some time.