Re: c++/2638: GCC hangs when a "no matching function" error should be returned

[Christopher Faylor <cgf at redhat dot com>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/2638; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com>
To: handrews@eecs.tufts.edu
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, andand@juno.com
Subject: Re: c++/2638: GCC hangs when a "no matching function" error should be returned
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:00:56 -0400

 This is a cygwin bug, not a gcc bug.
 
 cgf
 
 On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 04:17:42PM -0000, handrews@eecs.tufts.edu wrote:
 >
 >>Number:         2638
 >>Category:       c++
 >>Synopsis:       GCC hangs when a "no matching function" error should be returned
 >>Confidential:   no
 >>Severity:       non-critical
 >>Priority:       medium
 >>Responsible:    unassigned
 >>State:          open
 >>Class:          doc-bug
 >>Submitter-Id:   net
 >>Arrival-Date:   Wed Apr 25 09:26:00 PDT 2001
 >>Closed-Date:
 >>Last-Modified:
 >>Originator:     Harold G. Andrews II
 >>Release:        GCC 2.95.3-3
 >>Organization:
 >>Environment:
 >cygwin
 >>Description:
 >GCC fails to return a "no matching function" error when a class declaration, A, has no method "set", <set> is included, and an attempt to access to A::set() is attempted.  Instead, the compiler appears to hang.
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 >Compile the following code using:
 >
 >g++ -Wall main.cc
 >
 >main.cc:
 >#include <set>
 >
 >class A {};
 >
 >int main(void)
 >{
 >  A a;
 >  a.set();
 >
 >  return 0;
 >}
 >>Fix:
 >Be careful
 >>Release-Note:
 >>Audit-Trail:
 >>Unformatted:
 
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