@property Incorrectly Implemented?

[ag0aep6g via Digitalmars-d]

On 09/06/2016 09:18 PM, John wrote:
>     &(t.j = 10)  // shouldn't this return "ref int delegate(int)" ?

`&t.j` should and does. With `= 10`, it's definitely a call, just like 
`&t.x()`.

> It would be nice to get this behavior fixed, so that it doesn't become
> set in stone.

Unfortunately, it already kinda is. Just flipping the switch would break 
circa all D code in existence. That's deemed unacceptable by the 
leadership, as far as I know.

If this can even be fixed, it must be done very carefully. The -property 
compiler switch is currently being deprecated. Maybe it can be 
repurposed later on to change behavior to your liking. But that's at 
least a couple releases in the future, i.e. months, maybe years.