fix(lower): diagnose .* on a non-pointer instead of codegen panic

`lowerDerefExpr` left the deref's result type `.unresolved` when the
operand wasn't a pointer (e.g. a stale `value.*` after a parameter
changed from `*T` to `T`), and emitted the `.deref` anyway. That
unresolved type slipped through to emit_llvm's "unresolved type reached
LLVM emission" panic with no source location.

Now it emits a clean diagnostic at the deref site
("cannot dereference with `.*`: 'T' is not a pointer") and recovers.
Regression: examples/254-deref-non-pointer-reject.sx.
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agra
2026-06-01 17:37:27 +03:00
parent 5d275ee274
commit 497d450ba7
4 changed files with 30 additions and 4 deletions

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// `.*` on a non-pointer must be a clean compile diagnostic, NOT a codegen
// panic. Regression: a stale `value.*` (e.g. after a parameter changed from
// `*T` to `T` by value) used to lower a `.deref` with an `.unresolved` result
// type, which slipped through to emit_llvm's "unresolved type reached LLVM
// emission" panic with no source location. `lowerDerefExpr` now diagnoses it.
// Expected: a clean error pointing at the deref; exit 1.
Point :: struct { x: s32; y: s32; }
main :: () -> s32 {
p : Point = .{ x = 3, y = 4 };
q := p.*; // ERROR: `p` is a Point value, not a pointer
return q.x;
}

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@@ -5483,16 +5483,22 @@ pub const Lowering = struct {
fn lowerDerefExpr(self: *Lowering, de: *const ast.DerefExpr) Ref { fn lowerDerefExpr(self: *Lowering, de: *const ast.DerefExpr) Ref {
const ptr = self.lowerExpr(de.operand); const ptr = self.lowerExpr(de.operand);
// Resolve pointee type from the pointer type // Resolve pointee type from the pointer type.
const ptr_ty = self.inferExprType(de.operand); const ptr_ty = self.inferExprType(de.operand);
var pointee_ty: TypeId = .unresolved;
if (!ptr_ty.isBuiltin()) { if (!ptr_ty.isBuiltin()) {
const info = self.module.types.get(ptr_ty); const info = self.module.types.get(ptr_ty);
if (info == .pointer) { if (info == .pointer) {
pointee_ty = info.pointer.pointee; return self.builder.emit(.{ .deref = .{ .operand = ptr } }, info.pointer.pointee);
} }
} }
return self.builder.emit(.{ .deref = .{ .operand = ptr } }, pointee_ty); // Operand isn't a pointer — `.*` is invalid. Diagnose here instead of
// emitting a `.deref` with an `.unresolved` result type, which would
// otherwise slip through to emit_llvm's "unresolved type reached LLVM
// emission" panic with no source location.
if (self.diagnostics) |d| {
d.addFmt(.err, de.operand.span, "cannot dereference with `.*`: '{s}' is not a pointer", .{self.formatTypeName(ptr_ty)});
}
return ptr;
} }
fn lowerForceUnwrap(self: *Lowering, fu: *const ast.ForceUnwrap) Ref { fn lowerForceUnwrap(self: *Lowering, fu: *const ast.ForceUnwrap) Ref {

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error: cannot dereference with `.*`: 'Point' is not a pointer
--> /Users/agra/projects/sx/examples/254-deref-non-pointer-reject.sx:12:10
|
12 | q := p.*; // ERROR: `p` is a Point value, not a pointer
| ^