[Bug web/69356] New: Wrong description of compound literals for scalar types

[christian.brauner at mailbox dot org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69356

            Bug ID: 69356
           Summary: Wrong description of compound literals for scalar
                    types
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P3
         Component: web
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: christian.brauner at mailbox dot org
  Target Milestone: ---

In section 6.26 Compound Literals of the gcc manual it is stated that

"Compound literals for scalar types and union types are also allowed, but then
the compound literal is equivalent to a cast."

Which is either wrong or at least misleading. A cast does not yield an lvalue
whereas a compound literal for scalar types does. So either this line should go
into a little more detail as to how compound literals for scalar types and
unions are equivalent to casts or the subclause "but then the compound literal
is equivalent to a cast" should be dropped.