[Bug c++/20589] error: '<anonymous enum>' is/uses anonymous type'

[gdr at integrable-solutions dot net]

------- Additional Comments From gdr at integrable-solutions dot net  2005-03-26 04:20 -------
Subject: Re:  error: '<anonymous enum>' is/uses anonymous type'

"bangerth at dealii dot org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

| Intuitively, C++ treats unnamed enums differently than named ones, because 
| in templates the function/class name has to be mangled, and will contain 
| the name of the template arguments. If the template argument doesn't have 
| a name, then the compiler can't do its job, so the standard chose to 
| disallow unnamed enums as template arguments. 
|  

I know what the standard says, but the arguments used to make that rule
are bogus.  Those are on my list of things to fix for C++0x.
If it were only mnagling, then the compiler can concoct a unique name
for manglaing purposes.

-- Gaby


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