Xcode 6.1 (6A1052c): [Swift] Instantiating a value of a protocol type crashes the compiler

Originator:janoschhildebrand
Number:rdar://18846252 Date Originated:01-Nov-2014
Status:Closed Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode 6.1 (6A1052c)
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The following crashes the Swift compiler:

protocol P {
    init()
}

let type = P.self
let val = type()

Steps to Reproduce:
Open the attached Xcode project & build

Expected Results:
The code should compiler successfully or at least produce an error message instead of crashing the compiler.

Actual Results:
The Swift compiler crashes.

Version:
Xcode 6.1 (6A1052c)
Swift version 1.1 (swift-600.0.54.20)
OSX 10.10 (14A389)

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