[Bug c++/15254] friend function does not have access to private method in templeted classes

["hyliviu-gcc at yahoo dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From hyliviu-gcc at yahoo dot com  2004-05-03 04:30 -------
Yes, I have read the changes page and the links that you provided. I'm afraid 
this is a different issue. 
 
I believe you are referring me to this part of the changes page: 
"In case of friend declarations, every name used in the friend declaration 
must be accessible at the point of that declaration. Previous versions of G++ 
used to be less strict about this and allowed friend declarations for private 
class members, for example. See the ISO C++ Standard Committee's defect report 
#209 for details." 
 
And also (http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html#cxx_rvalbind): 
"Starting with GCC 3.4.0, binding an rvalue to a const reference requires an 
accessible copy constructor. This might be surprising at first sight, 
especially since most popular compilers do not correctly implement this rule. 
 
The C++ Standard says that a temporary object should be created in this 
context and its contents filled with a copy of the object we are trying to 
bind to the reference; it also says that the temporary copy can be elided, but 
the semantic constraints (eg. accessibility) of the copy constructor still 
have to be checked." 
 
I don't want to reopen the bug, but I think this is a chicken & egg problem. 
I'm declaring convert as a friend "exactly" because I want access to those 
private copy-constructors. 
 
I would be really glad if someone could provide me with a solution to this, 
short of declaring the copy-constructor public. 
 

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