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authorAraq <rumpf_a@web.de>2019-05-27 22:46:52 +0200
committerAraq <rumpf_a@web.de>2019-05-27 22:46:52 +0200
commit781108ffe495142a4e4a8126df5bb6868201ff07 (patch)
tree45e6ee6deaf133b26111ae05e84b47daedf7a18e /lib/system
parent84ca1f3bf3d0095034973fae8c36999f8778c451 (diff)
downloadNim-781108ffe495142a4e4a8126df5bb6868201ff07.tar.gz
better error message for the object case switch transition period
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/system')
-rw-r--r--lib/system/assign.nim5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/assign.nim b/lib/system/assign.nim
index e5ca1637c..3bb52be4a 100644
--- a/lib/system/assign.nim
+++ b/lib/system/assign.nim
@@ -237,4 +237,7 @@ proc FieldDiscriminantCheck(oldDiscVal, newDiscVal: int,
       sysFatal(FieldError, "assignment to discriminant changes object branch")
   else:
     if newBranch != oldBranch:
-      sysFatal(FieldError, "assignment to discriminant changes object branch")
+      if oldDiscVal != 0:
+        sysFatal(FieldError, "assignment to discriminant changes object branch")
+      else:
+        sysFatal(FieldError, "assignment to discriminant changes object branch; compile with -d:nimOldCaseObjects for a transition period")