Goto skips declaration

[Bauss]

On Monday, 29 October 2018 at 03:24:35 UTC, rikki cattermole 
wrote:
> On 29/10/2018 4:22 PM, Michelle Long wrote:
>> This should not be an error when the goto jumps outside the 
>> current block!
>> 
>> {
>>     goto Y;
>>     int x;
>> }
>> Y:
>> 
>> There is no chance of any local variable being used. This 
>> makes it impossible to use goto statements in any reasonable 
>> way without littering the code with brackets.
>> 
>
> Compiles + runs:
>
> import std.stdio;
>
> void main() {
>     {
>         goto Y;
>         int x;
>         writeln("booo", x);
>     }
>     Y:
>     writeln("Hello D");
> }
>
> Going to need a more complete example.

The problem is when you remove the brackets.

@OP

I don't see what you expect the compiler to do? You're skipping 
the declaration and usage of it so what's the point?

D is not Javascript and has no concept of hoisting.