http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42159 --- Comment #25 from Mike Jarvis <michael at jarvis dot net> --- The bug does not seem to be present with g++ 4.8.2 on OSX 10.9.2. I no longer have access to a 10.6 machine, so I cannot confirm whether it is fixed with 4.8 on that system.