auto ref deduction and common type deduction inconsistency

[ketmar via Digitalmars-d]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:44:40 +0000
Peter Alexander via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:

> Well, the return type is already the common type of all return 
> paths
no, it's not. the return type will be taken from the first return
statement in code.

> That doesn't help at all. I want return by ref when possible, not 
> always return by value. If I wanted return by value, I'd just 
> return by value!!
you can't return ref and non-ref simultaneously from one function.
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