Swift: Default value in protocol init() crashes the compiler

Originator:rix.rob
Number:rdar://18637242 Date Originated:13-Oct-2014 03:29 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode-6.1 (6A1046a)
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Default values are forbidden in protocol function requirements. In init requirements, they crash the compiler instead.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Compile this:

protocol P {
	init(x: Int? = nil)
}


Expected Results:
I expected it to work, and then when I learned that functions in protocols are disallowed from having default values, I expected it to fail with a clear error message.


Actual Results:
Instead of either of those it crashed.


Regression:
N/A


Notes:
N/A

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