c++/8374: ?: operator and derived classes

[ossi@kde.org]

>Number:         8374
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       ?: operator and derived classes
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 27 17:16:00 PST 2002
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ossi@kde.org
>Release:        3.2.1-pre as currently shipped with debian unstable
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>Description:
compiling
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class Base {};
class Derived1 : public Base {};
class Derived2 : public Base {};

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  Base *ptr = (argc > 1) ? new Derived1 : new Derived2;
  return 0;
}
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leads to the output
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conditional expression between distinct pointer types `Derived1*' and `Derived2*' lacks a cast
invalid conversion from `void*' to `Base*'
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i'm not sure if any standard requires this behaviour, but i consider it nonsense.
the -pedantic switch makes it compile; together with -ansi switch one even does not get flooded wiht related warnings.
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