Anonymous functions: Error: Overloaded identifier "__FPCINTERNAL__ANONYMOUS_2" isn't a function
Summary
When trying to set the result of an anonymous function that returns an anonymous function to an anonymous function, the compile fails with: Error: Overloaded identifier "__FPCINTERNAL__ANONYMOUS_2" isn't a function
System Information
- Operating system: Linux, AlmaLinux 9.1, x86_64
- Processor architecture: x86-64
- Compiler version: 3.3.1-12460-g0e05e908d5
- Device: Computer
Steps to reproduce
Given this program:
program something_cool;
{$Mode objfpc}{$H+}
{$ModeSwitch anonymousfunctions}
{$ModeSwitch functionreferences}
{$ModeSwitch nestedprocvars}
type
TVoidFunc = reference to procedure;
TFuncMaker = reference to function(const thing: string): TVoidFunc;
procedure main;
var
cool_bingo: TVoidFunc;
coolifier: TFuncMaker;
begin
coolifier := function (const thing: string): TVoidFunc
begin
result := procedure begin writeln('cool ', thing) end;
end;
cool_bingo := coolifier('bingo');
cool_bingo();
end;
begin
main;
end.
When trying to compile it, I get:
$ fpc something_cool.pas
Free Pascal Compiler version 3.3.1 [2023/02/09] for x86_64
Copyright (c) 1993-2023 by Florian Klaempfl and others
Target OS: Linux for x86-64
Compiling something_cool.pas
something_cool.pas(19,27) Error: Overloaded identifier "__FPCINTERNAL__ANONYMOUS_2" isn't a function
something_cool.pas(28) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping
Fatal: Compilation aborted
Error: /home/dev/fpc_usr/lib/fpc/3.3.1/ppcx64 returned an error exitcode
Example Project
See Steps to Reproduce.
What is the current bug behavior?
See Steps to Reproduce.
What is the expected (correct) behavior?
That it compiles and runs, because this compiles and runs:
program something_cool2;
{$Mode objfpc}{$H+}
{$ModeSwitch anonymousfunctions}
{$ModeSwitch functionreferences}
{$ModeSwitch nestedprocvars}
type
TVoidFunc = reference to procedure;
TFuncMaker = reference to procedure(const thing: string; var func: TVoidFunc);
function main: TVoidFunc;
var
cool_bingo: TVoidFunc;
coolifier: TFuncMaker;
n: integer = 0;
begin
coolifier := procedure (const thing: string; var func: TVoidFunc)
begin
func := procedure begin
inc(n);
writeln(n, ' cool ', thing);
end;
end;
coolifier('bingo', cool_bingo);
cool_bingo();
result := cool_bingo;
end;
var
func: TVoidFunc;
begin
func := main;
func();
end.
$ fpc something_cool2.pas
Free Pascal Compiler version 3.3.1 [2023/02/09] for x86_64
Copyright (c) 1993-2023 by Florian Klaempfl and others
Target OS: Linux for x86-64
Compiling something_cool2.pas
Linking something_cool2
35 lines compiled, 0.1 sec, 144624 bytes code, 58008 bytes data
$ ./something_cool2
1 cool bingo
2 cool bingo
Relevant logs and/or screenshots
See Steps to Reproduce.
Possible fixes
None that I know of.
Edited by bogen85