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this PR explains the subtle difference between
default(T)
andvar a: T
.this also explains why
default
is a magic and can't (at least not currently) be implemented viatemplate default*[T](t: typedesc[T]): T = (var v: T; v)
note also that even without the range constraint issues,
template default*[T](t: typedesc[T]): T = (var v: T; v)
would run into another problem (typedesc at CT) exaplained in #7596, ie would require this:but I didn't mention this in the doc comment.
I explicitly mentioned "curently, it generates binary 0", which leaves open possibility that future nim may assign
default(T)
differently, eg via:=default
type bound operator to overridedefault
andvar
initialization RFCs#290 (=default
type bound operator)