Bug 56486

Summary: gcc 2.96-99 refuses to compile legal C++ code
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Peter Klotz <peter.klotz99>
Component: gccAssignee: Jakub Jelinek <jakub>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Peter Klotz 2001-11-19 20:06:39 UTC 
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Description of problem:


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Compile the program supplied under "Additional Information"
2.
3.
	

Additional info:

#include <string>

class A
{
public:
	template<typename T>
	void f(const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const T& z, 
const std::string& a="");
};


template<typename T>
void A::f(const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const T& z, const 
std::string& a)
{
}

template<>
void A::f<std::string>(const std::string& x, const std::string& y, const 
std::string& z, const std::string& a)
{
}

int main(void)
{
	A a;
	a.f("x","y",std::string("z"));
	return 0;
}
Comment 1 Jakub Jelinek 2001-11-19 20:19:15 UTC 
libstdc++ v2 (found e.g. in gcc-2.95.x and gcc-2.96-RH) never claimed to be
100% ISO C++ 98 conforming, this is just one of the cases. With g++ 2.95.x
you'll get the same result.
If you want this to work, you can use gcc 3.0.x (e.g. found in RHL 7.2
gcc3* rpms).