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Why can't Mathematica 9 compile this code?

x = {1};
Compile[{}, x[[1]]++;,
    {{x[[1]]++, _Integer}, {x[[1]], _Integer}}, CompilationTarget :> "C"][]

After printed message CompiledFunction::cflist, the value of x is (in my case) {2 + Compile`Variable$29510}.

Searching this site for "Compile Increment" found Faster list duplicate 'limiter', where an Increment is used in Compile and run correctly. I tried to fix my code using Block:

Compile[{}, Block[{x}, x = {1}; x[[1]]++; x[[1]] ], CompilationTarget :> "C"][]

Those also work.

x = {1}; Compile[{}, x[[1]] += 1;, CompilationTarget :> "C"][]

(replace ++ by +=1) or

x = {1}; Compile[{}, x[[1]]++;][]

(remove CompilationTarget -> "C" part)

This seems like a bug. Is that fixed in Mathematica 10?

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  • $\begingroup$ All of these implementations that modify a global x call MainEvaluate. You can use CompilePrint to check that. $\endgroup$
    – Karsten7
    Commented Aug 16, 2016 at 10:09
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    $\begingroup$ Seems like a bug to me. At first I thought it was exacerbated by your unusual external patterns (should be {{x, _Integer, 1}}, IMO). But actually changing that does not make a difference. There must be an error in the CCodeGenerator` package. $\endgroup$
    – Oleksandr R.
    Commented Aug 16, 2016 at 10:14
  • $\begingroup$ Just a note that this problem persists at least until version 11.0.1. $\endgroup$
    – Henrik Schumacher
    Commented Jan 28, 2018 at 9:59

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