gcc bug ?

[LOOK, Peter]

Hi,

Enclosed please find a simple program eg3_2_1.cpp which is an example in
P.96 of "Teach Yourself C++" 3rd Edition by Herbert Schildt.

I mis-type the line #18 as
	int     a(10), b(2);
It should be 
	samp  a(10), b(2);

But, I use gcc to compile. It WORKS, no complaint. When I run the execution
file. It works fine. It should be failed to compile because wrong type
matching !! Is it a bug ? 

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class samp {
   int   i;
   public:
      samp(int n) { i = n; }
      int   get_i() { return i; }
};

int  sqr_it(samp ob)
{
   return ob.get_i() * ob.get_i();
}

int  main()
{
   int    a(10), b(2);

   cout << sqr_it(a) << "\n";
   cout << sqr_it(b) << "\n";

   return 0;                                            
}


my gcc version is :

Reading specs from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-ibm-aix4.1.5.0/egcs-2.91.60/sp
ecs
gcc version egcs-2.91.60 19981201 (egcs-1.1.1 release)                     

Also, the compiling option is simple :

gcc -lstdc++  eg3_2_1.cpp -o eg3_2_1.exe

Best Regards,
Peter Look,
System & Technology Dept,
Reserve Bank of Australia.
65 Martin Place, Sydney 2000
Phone : 02-9551-9535
Fax #: 02-9551-8008
Email  : lookp@rba.gov.au


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