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Re: C++: delete of incomplete type is undefined, not ill-formed
>>>>> "Fergus" == Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU> writes:
> On 16-May-2002, Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> wrote:
>> On May 16, 2002, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@codesourcery.com> wrote:
>> > 1.3.12 undefined behavior
>>
>> Thanks for reminding me that undefined behavior can indeed abort the
>> translation of the program. I keep forgetting this :-(
> Only if the undefined behaviour actually occurs.
I disagree. The standard imposes no requirements whatsoever; if a
particular construct would always have undefined behaviour, printing a
diagnostic at translation time is a valid interpretation whether or not the
translator can prove that the construct is executed.
Jason