Re: [boost] uncreatable

From: Jason Hise (chaos_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-25 20:07:52

Simon Buchan wrote:

>Jason Hise wrote:
>  
>
>>Why does the following compile?  The parameter type of A's pure virtual 
>>function is private.  How come B can see it, allowing it to override the 
>>pure virtual function?
>>
>>class A
>>{
>>private:
>>    struct S {  };
>>    virtual void bar ( S ) = 0;
>>};
>>
>>class B : public A
>>{
>>public:
>>    virtual void bar ( A::S )
>>    {
>>    }
>>};
>>
>>int main (  )
>>{
>>    B b;
>>    return 0;
>>}
>>    
>>
>Perhaps a question for comp.lang.c++.  Remember to give the compiler, 
>environment, and command-line you compiled it with.  That said, it looks 
>like a compiler bug (but I'm not up to date on the standard's wording).
>  
>
Sorry, and never mind... I tested it on comeau and it failed to 
compile.  It looks like it is just a bug with VC8.

-Jason