From f7dbbba7ae29002c4d9a3a9540722414d3d8c317 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yuyi <yuyi98@163.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:08:47 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] checker: fix error for assign array of aliases (#14096)

---
 vlib/v/checker/assign.v                     | 11 +++++++++++
 vlib/v/tests/assign_array_of_aliases_test.v | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/assign_array_of_aliases_test.v

diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
index 470d81430a..e269edeee7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 			c.error('use `array2 $node.op.str() array1.clone()` instead of `array2 $node.op.str() array1` (or use `unsafe`)',
 				node.pos)
 		}
+		if left_sym.kind == .array && right_sym.kind == .array {
+			// `mut arr := [u8(1),2,3]`
+			// `arr = [byte(4),5,6]`
+			left_info := left_sym.info as ast.Array
+			left_elem_type := c.table.unaliased_type(left_info.elem_type)
+			right_info := right_sym.info as ast.Array
+			right_elem_type := c.table.unaliased_type(right_info.elem_type)
+			if left_info.nr_dims == right_info.nr_dims && left_elem_type == right_elem_type {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		if left_sym.kind == .array_fixed && !c.inside_unsafe && node.op in [.assign, .decl_assign]
 			&& right_sym.kind == .array_fixed && (left is ast.Ident && !left.is_blank_ident())
 			&& right is ast.Ident {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assign_array_of_aliases_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/assign_array_of_aliases_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3375b6fa59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/assign_array_of_aliases_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn test_assign_array_of_aliases() {
+	mut arr := [u8(1), 2, 3]
+	arr = [byte(4), 5, 6]
+
+	println(arr)
+	assert arr.len == 3
+	assert arr[0] == 4
+	assert arr[1] == 5
+	assert arr[2] == 6
+}