[Bug c++/21917] Missing warning when trying to explicitly construct a virtual base

[r_q_einstein-gccgnuorg at yahoo dot com]

------- Comment #7 from r_q_einstein-gccgnuorg at yahoo dot com  2008-06-05 23:07 -------
I've run across this, too.
I agree with Ivan's 2005-06-04 suggestion.
It would be nice if the compiler would emit a warning that the derived class's
constructor's call to the virtual base class's non-default constructor is being
ignored and overridden by an implicit call to the virtual base class's default
constructor.
Similarly, if the virtual base class fails to specify a default constructor
(and specifies only a non-default one), the derived class's constructor's call
to the virtual base class's non-default constructor produces only this error
message:

In constructor 'top::top()':
 error: no matching function for call to 'virt::virt()'

which leaves the developer scratching his/her head if he doesn't know that the
C++ spec. requires virtual base classes to have default constructors.  (True,
s/he should know, but the compile error message could be more helpful.)
Something to the effect of:
"virtual base class lacks default constructor" would be much more helpful.

If this issue is different enough to warrant a separate "bug" report, let me
know and I'll be happy to file it separately.
Thanks.


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