Misleading Swift compiler error in functions that shouldn't return a value

Originator:keithbsmiley
Number:rdar://23239024 Date Originated:23-Oct-2015 12:04 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Swift 2.1
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

When returning an expression using bools and a condition from a Swift
function that doesn't expect a return value, the compile error is
misleading.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a Swift function returns nothing
2. Return `true && true`

OR:

1. Run `swiftc BoolWarning.swift`

Expected results:

The compile should produce an error message similar to that if you
return a single value from a function that doesn't return anything.

Actual results:

The compiling produces a misleading error message saying a binary
operator cannot be applied to 2 bools.

Notes:

- See expected.log and actual.log for examples

Comments

https://github.com/keith/radars/tree/master/BoolVoidReturnWarning

By keithbsmiley at Oct. 23, 2015, 7:06 p.m. (reply...)

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