Const fields can't be initialized correctly

[lth]

A const field without an initializer can't be assigned from the constructor (or any other place for that matter).

Test code:

>> class C {
     function C() { xyzzy=true }
     public const xyzzy
   }
>> c = new C
[object C]
>> c.xyzzy
>> c.xyzzy = 10
10
>> c.xyzzy
>>

[lth]

Dup of #42.

[brendan]

See #36, which wants this fixed to be "done".

/be

[lth]

However, this does work as it should:

class F {
   function F() : xyzzy=true {}
   public const xyzzy
}

Thus settings use magic somehow.

[jeffdyer]

changing component to Proposals since it is a design issue

[jeffdyer]

never mind

[lth]

Related to #112.

[graydon]

Fixed in revision 588c0d... (though you may not enjoy the "fix"; it attempts to follow the semantics in ticket #112).