Re: [boost] Re: Question about interpretation of ISO C++ standard

From: Jens Maurer (Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-23 15:46:00

rwgk_at_[hidden] wrote:
> 
> Is the following piece of code supposed to work with a fully
> conforming
> compiler?

Your test program does not work with Comeau C++ 4.2.45.2 in strict
mode.  It does, however, work with Comeau C++ in non-strict mode.
The upcoming gcc 3.0 seems to get it right as well.

I've been able to reduce the problem with Comeau C++ to this
test program:

namespace N {
  struct A { };
  struct X {
    friend void f(A) { }
  };
}

int main()
{
  N::A a;
  f(a);
}

I'm going to send a bug report.

> Are all the compilers broken one way or another?

Some of them appear to be.

Jens Maurer