[nem-bug] [Nemerle 0000772]: Problem with overloading and implicit conversions

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The following issue has been CONFIRMED.
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<http://nemerle.org/bugs/view.php?id=772> 
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Reported By:                steffen
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Nemerle
Issue ID:                   772
Category:                   Compiler
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     confirmed
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Date Submitted:             10-01-2006 20:53 CEST
Last Modified:              11-08-2006 22:26 CET
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Summary:                    Problem with overloading and implicit conversions
Description: 
When implicit conversions are present, the compiler sometimes fails on
ambiguities.

For example the following C# program:

using System;

public class A {
  public static implicit operator int (A a) {
    Console.WriteLine ("Conversion A => int called.");
    return 0;
  }
  
  public static implicit operator A (int a) {
    Console.WriteLine ("Conversion int => A called.");
    return null;
  }
  
  public static bool Func (A a1, A a2) {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (A, A) called");
    return true;
  }
  
  public static bool Func (A a1, int a2) {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (A, int) called");
    return true;
  }
  
  public static bool Func (int a1, A a2) {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (int, A) called");
    return true;
  }
  
  public static void Main () {
    A a1 = new A();
    A a2 = new A();
    
    Console.WriteLine (Func (a1, a2));
  }
}

compiles and and runs fine:

Func (A, A) called
True

However, when I convert this program to nemerle with cs2n, the compiler
fails.

using System;

public class A {
  public static @: ( a : A) :  int {
    Console.WriteLine ("Conversion A => int called.");
     0;
  }
  
  public static @: ( a : int) :  A {
    Console.WriteLine ("Conversion int => A called.");
     null;
  }
  
  public static Func (mutable  a1 : A,mutable  a2 :  A) :  bool {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (A, A) called");
     true;
  }
  
  public static Func (mutable  a1 : A,mutable  a2 :  int) :  bool {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (A, int) called");
     true;
  }
  
  public static Func (mutable  a1 : int,mutable  a2 :  A) :  bool {
    Console.WriteLine ("Func (int, A) called");
     true;
  }
  
  public static Main () :  void {
    mutable  a1 =  A();
    mutable  a2 =  A();
    
    Console.WriteLine (Func (a1, a2));
  }
}


test.n:4:22:4:23: warning: N168: a function parameter a was never used
test.n:4:22:4:23: hint: replace name with `_' or prefix it like `_bar' to
avoid the warning
test.n:9:22:9:23: warning: N168: a function parameter a was never used
test.n:14:32:14:34: warning: N168: a function parameter a1 was never used
test.n:14:48:14:50: warning: N168: a function parameter a2 was never used
test.n:19:32:19:34: warning: N168: a function parameter a1 was never used
test.n:19:48:19:50: warning: N168: a function parameter a2 was never used
test.n:24:32:24:34: warning: N168: a function parameter a1 was never used
test.n:24:50:24:52: warning: N168: a function parameter a2 was never used
test.n:33:24:33:28: error: typing fails on ambiguity between overloads:
  method A.Func(a1 : A, a2 : int) : bool
  method A.Func(a1 : A, a2 : A) : bool
  method A.Func(a1 : int, a2 : A) : bool


The compiler should choose A.Func(a1 : A, a2 : A) : bool in this case.

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----------------------------------------------------------------------
 malekith - 11-08-06 22:26 
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This is because when we compare overloads we don't take implicit conversion
into account, so A and int are incomparable. I'll look into it.

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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10-01-06 20:53 steffen        New Issue                                    
11-08-06 22:26 malekith       Note Added: 0001494                          
11-08-06 22:26 malekith       Status                   new => confirmed    
11-08-06 22:26 malekith       Description Updated                          
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