I get XPASS: g++.other/conv5.C discarding const - (test for errors, line 6) which, I'm guessing, is because this fixed the bug: 1998-12-16 Mark Mitchell <mark@markmitchell.com> * class.c (resolve_address_of_overloaded_function): Do conversion to correct type here, rather than ... (instantiate_type): Here. Can we get the testsuite updated? zw