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Found in [Package]

1.0.X - Entities

Issue ID

ECSB-366

Regression

No

An uninformative "Burst internal compiler error: System.Exception: Error while generating hash for method references" error is logged when a project is opened

Package: Entity Component System (ECS)

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Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached “SampleProject3.zip“ project
2. Observe the Console

Expected result: Error is thrown with a pointer to a faulty code line
Actual result: “Burst internal compiler error: System.Exception: Error while generating hash for method references” error is thrown

Reproducible with: 0.51.1-preview.21 (2021.3.25f1), 1.0.8 (2022.2.20f1, 2023.1.0b18, 2023.2.0a16)
Could not test with: 0.17.0-preview.42 (2020.3.48f1) (Errors in the Console due to downgrading)

Reproduced on: macOS Ventura 13.3.1 (Intel), Windows 10 (by the reporter)

  1. Resolution Note:

    If you upgrade Burst to the latest 1.8.7 release you can see the error message clearly:

    Assets\Scripts\TestRefStruct.cs(23,51): Burst error BC1064: Unsupported return type `DefaultNamespace.TestRefStruct`1<DefaultNamespace.TestStruct>` for function `DefaultNamespace.TestRefStruct`1.get_Terminating()`: structs cannot be passed to or returned from external functions in burst. To fix this issue, use a reference or pointer.

    The user is returning a struct from their getter. They need to return a pointer type as that is a restriction burst applies to Burst entrypoints (they cannot pass or return structs)

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