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example/src/main.nub

@@ -8,18 +8,14 @@ struct Human
 
 export func main(args: []cstring): i64
 {
-    let x: i64
+    let x: Human
 
-    x = 23
+    x = alloc Human {
+        name = "john"
+        age = 23
+    }
 
-    if (x == 23)
-    {
-        c::printf("true\n")
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        c::printf("false\n")
-    }
+    c::puts(x.name)
 
     return 0
 }

src/compiler/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs

@@ -571,8 +571,27 @@ public static class QBEGenerator
         var destination = EmitExpression(assignment.Expression);
         Debug.Assert(destination.Kind == ValKind.Pointer);
         
-        var source = EmitUnwrap(EmitExpression(assignment.Value));
-        EmitCopyInto(assignment.Value.Type, source, destination.Name);
+        // Initializers will be created in place to prevent a
+        switch (assignment.Value)
+        {
+            case BoundArrayInitializerNode arrayInitializer:
+            {
+                var value = EmitUnwrap(EmitArrayInitializer(arrayInitializer));
+                EmitStore(assignment.Value.Type, value, destination.Name);
+                break;
+            }
+            case BoundStructInitializerNode structInitializer:
+            {
+                EmitStructInitializer(structInitializer, destination.Name);
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+            {
+                var value = EmitUnwrap(EmitExpression(assignment.Value));
+                EmitCopyInto(assignment.Value.Type, value, destination.Name);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private static void EmitBlock(BoundBlockNode block, List<Variable>? variables = null)
@@ -988,18 +1007,19 @@ public static class QBEGenerator
         throw new NotSupportedException($"Cannot create literal of kind '{literal.Kind}' for type {literal.Type}");
     }
 
-    private static Val EmitStructInitializer(BoundStructInitializerNode structInitializer)
+    private static Val EmitStructInitializer(BoundStructInitializerNode structInitializer, string? destination = null)
     {
         var structDefinition = _definitionTable.LookupStruct(structInitializer.StructType.Namespace, structInitializer.StructType.Name).GetValue();
 
-        var output = VarName();
+        if (destination == null)
+        {
+            destination = VarName();
             var size = SizeOf(structInitializer.StructType);
-        _builder.AppendLine($"    {output} =l alloc8 {size}");
+            _builder.AppendLine($"    {destination} =l alloc8 {size}");
+        }
         
         foreach (var field in structDefinition.Fields)
         {
-            var offset = OffsetOf(structDefinition, field.Name);
-
             if (!structInitializer.Initializers.TryGetValue(field.Name, out var valueExpression))
             {
                 valueExpression = field.Value.Value;
@@ -1007,13 +1027,13 @@ public static class QBEGenerator
 
             Debug.Assert(valueExpression != null);
 
-            var destination = VarName();
-            _builder.AppendLine($"    {destination} =l add {output}, {offset}");
+            var offset = VarName();
+            _builder.AppendLine($"    {offset} =l add {destination}, {OffsetOf(structDefinition, field.Name)}");
             var source = EmitUnwrap(EmitExpression(valueExpression));
-            EmitCopyInto(valueExpression.Type, source, destination);
+            EmitCopyInto(valueExpression.Type, source, offset);
         }
 
-        return new Val(output, structInitializer.StructType, ValKind.Direct);
+        return new Val(destination, structInitializer.StructType, ValKind.Direct);
     }
 
     private static Val EmitUnaryExpression(BoundUnaryExpressionNode unaryExpression)