c++/6555: Copy constructor is called before the object (being copied) is initialized

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>Number:         6555
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Copy constructor is called before the object (being copied) is initialized
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          wrong-code
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat May 04 02:56:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     relf@os2.ru
>Release:        gcc 3.0.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
IBM OS/2 Warp 4.52
>Description:
In the attached program first used constructor of class A is copy constructor, i.e. copy constructor is called before any class objects are initialized (so it tries to copy uninitialized object).

The program prints which constuctor of A is called, and the output look like:

Constructor A(const A&)
Constructor A(const A&)
Constructor A(const A&)
Constructor A()
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
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