Ticket #318: fwd-ref.patch

Source/Members.cobra

@@ -516 +516 @@
         """
         t = .type
         if t, return t
+        if not .didBindImp  # called via a fwd reference, bindImp not yet run on it 
+            return .compiler.passThroughType # placeholder
         else, throw FallThroughException('_type is nil. this=[this]')
 
     pro type as IType?

Tests/900-misc/010-internal-err-fwd.cobra

@@ +1 @@
+# failure : compiler internal error - forward ref to static field
+use System.IO
+use System.Collections
+use System.Collections.Generic
+use System
+
+namespace AnyNode
+    class Server
+        def main is shared
+            pass
+            
+    class NetStream 
+        var _bufferSize as int = Config.bufferSize
+            
+    class Config
+        var bufferSize as int
+            is shared, readonly 
+        var traceLogging as bool 
+            is shared, readonly
+        
+        cue init is shared
+            .bufferSize = 1024
+            .traceLogging = false
+