[Bug c++/54485] New: g++ should diagnose default arguments in out-of-line definitions for template class member functions

dnovillo at gcc dot gnu.org gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Tue Sep 4 21:27:00 GMT 2012


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54485

             Bug #: 54485
           Summary: g++ should diagnose default arguments in out-of-line
                    definitions for template class member functions
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.8.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Keywords: accepts-invalid
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: dnovillo@gcc.gnu.org
                CC: jason@gcc.gnu.org


In PR 54484, bootstraps were broken with clang++.  The template class vec_t had
a member function with default arguments, but the default values were specified
in the function definition, instead of its declaration.

According to 8.3.6, that's incorrect: "Default arguments for a member function
of a class template shall be specified on the initial declaration of the member
function within the class template."

$ cat a.cc
template<typename T>
class K
{
  int fn(int, int);
};

template<typename T>
int K<T>::fn (int a, int b = 3)
{
  return a - b;
}

$ g++ -c a.cc

$ clang++ -c a.cc
a.cc:8:26: error: default arguments cannot be added to an out-of-line
definition      of a member of a class template
int K<T>::fn (int a, int b = 3)
                         ^   ~
1 error generated.

$ g++ --version
g++ (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.This is free software; see the
source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ clang++ --version
Ubuntu clang version 3.0-6ubuntu3 (tags/RELEASE_30/final) (based on LLVM
3.0)Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix



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