[Bug c++/36695] New: [4.4 Regression] Value-initialization of reference type is allowed.

["chris dot fairles at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

int main() { typedef int& T; T a = T(); }

Compiling the snippet above produces no diagnostic with gcc 4.4.0 20080701 or
gcc 4.1.2. However, reading n2691, 8.5 paragraph 6:

A program that calls for default-initialization or value-initialization of an
entity of reference type is ill-formed.

I'm pretty sure there's a similar statement in the current std.

Comeau seems to issue a diagnostic for the same snippet:
"ComeauTest.c", line 1: error: invalid type conversion
  int main() { typedef int& T; T a = T(); }


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           Summary: [4.4 Regression] Value-initialization of reference type
                    is allowed.
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.4.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: chris dot fairles at gmail dot com
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36695