[Bug c++/20397] g++ rejects valid code with 'is inaccessible' error

[matthew dot whitney at gmail dot com]

------- Additional Comments From matthew dot whitney at gmail dot com  2005-03-10 02:25 -------
Could someone take another look at this? I don't mean to waste your time, but I
don't understand the explanation given. I know of another compiler that handles
the example code without any problems.

I agree that 'A is inaccessible' from C, but the code doesn't try to access it.
Consider this one word change to class C:

class C : B {
public:
	int c(void *a) { return 7; }
};

Now it compiles fine. Before this is closed again I'd like to understand why it
should matter what type an unreferenced parameter is. Why shouldn't I be able to
pass a pointer to an object of type A (completely unrelated to C) to one of C's
methods? Thanks in advance.

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |UNCONFIRMED
         Resolution|INVALID                     |


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20397