Questions tagged [compiler]
A compiler is a computer program that translates a higher-level programming language into a lower-level language. For example: Solidity is compiled into EVM opcodes.
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How to separately optimize bytecode?
This question is regarding the bytecode-optimizer of the solidity-compiler, not the yul-optimizer:
Is there any way to separately optimize bytecode?
Normally the solidity-compiler optimizes the ...
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How to detect compiler version given only Solidity Source Code
I've collected some random smart contracts from the internet, many of them do not specify compiler version using pragma in their source code. Is there any way or any tool that can help me identify the ...
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Compiler version incompatibility nightmare
I'm new to Solidity and Truffle. I'm trying to compile my Solidity code within Truffle to create an ERC-20 token. I have @truffle/hdwallet-provider and @openzeppelin/contracts as my dependencies. Now,...
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Trying to compile running: 'node compile.js', but get error: “assert.js:350 throw err;” [Udemy 'Complete Developers Guide' Course]
This is the first contract with this Udemy course.
Trying to compile by running: "node compile.js" but get the following error:
iii@iii:~/inbox$ node compile.js
assert.js:350
throw err; ^
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How do I update compiler for embark?
I am rewriting an old contract I had. I am using the latest version of OZ contracts.. but they require:
pragma solidity ^0.6.2
I am using embark 5.2.3 and current compiler is 0.6.1+commit.e6f7d5a4....
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Contract import from GitHub gives an error “Unable to import ”undefined“: TypeError: Failed to fetch”
This would be an old issue, but the solutions I have seen on this site aren't working. I'm trying to import a contract of OpenZeppelin to my Remix IDE.
import "https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/...
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How to publish in ethereum with “imports” ? or how to do?
Hello i have this question in my mind now :
How to publish in ethereum with "imports" ? or how to do ?
why i say this ?
answer : when i wanna "verify and publish Contract Source Code" with a ...
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Function, variable, struct or modifier declaration expected [duplicate]
I am using the following code structure;
pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
contract TtdmToken {
uint256 public totalSupply;
function TtdmToken () public {
totalSupply = 1000000;
}
}
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Are there any risks of undefined behavior when calling a function which doesn't return anything using a prototype of it which returns bool?
According to the ERC-20 Token Standard, functions transfer and transferFrom should return a boolean value indicating success or failure:
interface IERC20Token {
function transfer(address _to, ...
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Cannot install Solidity v0.5.13 in MacOS
Mac Os: Catalina 10.15.1
Z3 Version: 4.8.5
boost Version: 1.71.0
CMake Version: 3.15.5
When I installed solidity 0.5.13 by CMD: brew install solidity, I received :
==> Installing solidity from ...
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How to test for compiler bugs allowing arbitrary jumps?
OptimizerStateKnowledgeNotResetForJumpdestand OptimizerClearStateOnCodePathJoin allowed in certain condition a jump to incorrect destination.
Yet, I’m not finding their specific issues in https://...
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Function overriding versus Solidity Compiler Warning: Function state mutability can be restricted to pure
I have a function in a base contract that could have the state mutability modifier "pure" because it always returns true:
BaseContract {
function x(bytes memory)
public
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Error While Compiling In Remix During Tutorial
During a tutorial on my first compile I received this error:
:1:1: Parser error: Expected import directive or contract definition.
pragma solidity ^0.5.12;
^
What's that about? How do I fix it? I'...
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Contract can't import remote repository locally
I made a compiler script that takes all contracts in folder ./contracts/ and produces a .json for each contract, containing an ABI and Bytecode. This worked fine for a while. However, I added some ...
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VS code Expected identifier, got 'LParen'solc
I keep getting this error/warning on my vscode when I emit events and build constructors.
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After a bit of googling I understand it is something about my compiler, since solc <0.4.18 does not ...
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Setting Remix default Compiler Version
Is it possible to set the default Compiler version in Remix?
Each time I open Remix, the compiler defaults to version 0.5.0+commit.1d4f565a. However, there is currently up to version 0.5.10 available ...
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How to deploy Library contract separate from the main contract and link it
For deployment I am using remix. When I deploy Hello.sol the compiler typically merges SafeMath.sol as a part of the main contract (Hello.sol) and deploys. This adds up library and main contract's ...
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Solidity code sequence for owner
How can I make my code sequential, meaning I'd like functions to be performed in a certain order.
Can I make a function not run able till another is run.
An example would be great help.
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Function declared as view, but this expression (potentially) modifies the state requires payable
I'm trying to change the an address data variable to a one, which is selected via a function.
Keep getting the below error.
Function declared as view, but this expression (potentially) modifies the ...
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Type uint256 is not implicitly convertible to expected type int256
I'm trying to compile the following keep getting an error, even though used this before in second code and its working fine.
Simply trying to change the temp to the new temperature set by the user, so ...
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Compile solidity smart contract using compiler version provided in the contract
I have been using solc-js in javascript to compile .sol contracts. However, many old smart contracts use older compiler versions that are specified using pragma in the smart contract source code. How ...
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What is the value range of the parameter optimize-runs when running the solidity compiler?
I would like to know what the allowed value range of the parameter optimize-runs is when running the Solidity compiler. I didn't find the answer in the official document of Solidity.
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Get values from stack when certain Opcode is called
I am currently trying to use genetic algorithms to automatically generate test cases that for ethereum smart contracts similar to https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7840029>this paper. In ...
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ABIEncoderV2PackedStorage bug, is something to worry about? any info?
I have a simple factory of ERC-20 Tokens, deployed to Rinkeby using remix.
When I create contracts with this factory and verify the code in Etherscan (using etherscan API) I am having this warning in ...
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solc command is generating empty .bin files
Firstly, this is not an inheritance problem like in this post
I have the following two files ( ManagedWallet.sol & ManagedWalletLookup.sol )
pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
contract ...
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Is there a way to download Remix IDE locally and access it from the Terminal (Linux)?
Is there a way to download Remix IDE locally and access it from the Terminal (Linux)?
Hi,
I think I have read that it should be possible to download Remix IDE and use it offline. In the latest ...
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Unhandled Rejection (Error): invalid string value (arg=“x”, coderType=“string”, value=5)
Using Truffle unbox react to unbox a boilerplate.
received the following error from running npm run start
Changes:
Addition of "memory" parameters in the simpleStorage.sol
Changed unit to string in ...
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Understanding the “.send” warning message
Warning: Failure condition of 'send' ignored. Consider using 'transfer' instead.
Is this a new compiler warning, and what exactly does it mean?
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Why the same contract has more bytecode size in solidity 0.5 in compare to 0.4.24?
My earlier contract was compatible with solc@0.4.24. Now I am upgrading my contract to make it compatible with solidity 0.5 but it leads to an increase in bytecode size. AFAICT There is no change in ...
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Error in external function parameter defination for an interface
Dear community members,
I have come across an error while defining an interface (just using the standard one interface ERC721TokenReceiver)
this interface is mentioned in this link https://github....
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Unable to run truffle compile
I want to run truffle compile on my AWS Ubuntu 18.4 server. I'm able to compile the same contracts on my local with no compilation errors but when I tried to run truffle compile on AWS ubuntu server ...
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Problem with wallet.transfer in newer solidity compilers
I read the documentation of the changes on 0.5.0 but I do not know how to get this done with my code snippet. I tried to make the constructor payable but this does not work. Can someone help me. The ...
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Can we eliminate specifying solc compiler version at the beginning of each smart contract.
Is it possible to eliminate specifying the solc compiler version at the beginning of each smart contract. This would help in separating the compiler version from the smart contract, so if the compiler ...
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Switch solc compiler versions
I have solc v0.5.2 on my system, but I have several contracts, that require solc < v0.5, so that I get errors:
Error: Source file requires different compiler version
What is the best way to run ...
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I build solc from source v0.4.18 but can't not use it to compile solidity. How can I solve this problem?
$ solc --bin -o ./contracts SimpleStore.sol
Warning: This is a pre-release compiler version, please do not use it in product ...
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Nested structs that are part of a mapping broken in Solidity 0.5.0?
The following code compiled successfully with Soldity 0.4.21. With 0.5.0 it triggers a fatal compilation error as follows:
UnimplementedFeatureError: Encoding type "struct TestNestedStructInMapping....
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Is it safe to call revert() instead of returning a value?
I have the following piece of code:
function func() public returns (bool) {
if (some condition on msg.sender) {
do some stuff
return true;
}
revert();
}
The compiler (0.4....
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Can I count on this general pattern executing correctly (similarly to C, C++ and probably any other language)?
Suppose I have something like this:
contract MyToken is ERC20 {
MyTokenImpl private myTokenImpl;
constructor(MyTokenImpl _myTokenImpl) public {
myTokenImpl = _myTokenImpl;
}
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Deploying fails with different compile version
I'm trying to implement a simple card game. Actually, everything is working fine. Until I tried to move from 0.4.0 to 0.4.22. Any idea what is going wrong?
Thanks a lot. And here the code:
pragma ...
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Why is there a difference between a public array and a function which returns it?
On-chain example:
pragma solidity 0.4.24;
contract MyContract {
uint[] public array;
constructor() public {
array.push(1);
array.push(2);
array.push(3);
}
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How to get the correct line numbers from `solc --ast-json`?
I have the following in a file:
contract Coin {
address public minter;
mapping (address => uint) public balances;
event Sent(address from, address to, uint amount);
function Coin() ...
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Why solc does not detect issue in this code?
I wrote a sample Solidity code below: in function call() of contract sample_call, I make a call to function add_car() function of another contract sample, but this is a bug, since variable v is never ...
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Remix IDE nolonger loads old solidity compilers. Error: "mock compiler: source not found|
The Ethereum solidity Remix IDE doesn't work for some reason.
It doesn't seem to load the various compiler versions and renders the error:
mock compiler: source not found
I've tried to install ...
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What is the compiler version of a contract created by internal transaction? [duplicate]
I want to be able to verify and publish a contract source code on Etherscan.io.
I have created a new contract from a factory contract, in which I successfully published and verified.
When I come to ...
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Do modifiers work in interfaces
Can an interface enforce a modifier on a function?
For example, does this work:
contract TokenSeller {
modifer enforceSale(uint256 amount) {
ERC20 t = token();
uint256 beforeBalance = t....
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Stack too deep compiler error, but function only has 5 parameters?
I have a function, shown in its entirety below, that is getting the dreaded "stack too deep" compiler error. I have read several of the other posts on this forum about this error, but all of them ...
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Why does this work with Solidity 0.4.21 but not 0.4.22?
I have this simple set of contracts.
pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
contract FirstContract {
bool public isTrue = true;
function sayHello() public pure returns(bool) {
return true;
}
}
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How smart contract versioning work with compiler?
As Solidity is keep updating and so the compiler.
In the beginning there was constant keyword which now is deprecated. So how does that smart contract is still working?
If i make some contract with ^0....
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My contract doesnt get published on ropsten etherscan
I get the following error: Error! Unable to generate Contract ByteCode and ABI
I've seen other people experiencing the same issue but their solutions don't work for my issue. I don't use libraries ...
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Solidity Compiler - Error: Identifier already declared
Full source code of the file 'Test.sol' :
pragma solidity ^0.4.23;
contract Mortal{
address owner;
string ownerInfo = "Contract Owner name XYZ";
constructor () public {
owner =...
