IDL Problem Code 76 with alias init-method-pro

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Warning

This causes weird behaviors when creating object classes in IDL.

While not a bug, it can leave you scratching your head and spending cycles to fix the problem.

This problem detects when the ::init method for an object class is a procedure and not a function.

Here is an example of this problem:

pro myclass::init
;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ should be func method
  compile_opt idl2
end

To fix, change the procedure to a function call:

function myclass::init
;^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OK!
  compile_opt idl2
  return, 1
end