static array literal syntax request: auto x=[1,2,3]S;

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Monday, June 11, 2012 05:09:49 Mehrdad wrote:
> On Monday, 11 June 2012 at 03:05:36 UTC, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> > What are you trying to fix beyond assignments to static arrays
> > with array literals?
> 
> Just the fact that it would reduce unnecessary heap allocations.
> I'm not trying to 'fix' it though, as it's not broken. (Then
> again, neither is it right now.)

Well, the unnecessary allocations are eleminated if the compiler starts 
eliding them like it should when assigning an array literal to a static array.

- Jonathan M Davis