[Bug c++/108020] New: Add fix-it hint for iostream operators declared in-class without 'friend'

redi at gcc dot gnu.org gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Thu Dec 8 10:14:24 GMT 2022


https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108020

            Bug ID: 108020
           Summary: Add fix-it hint for iostream operators declared
                    in-class without 'friend'
           Product: gcc
           Version: 13.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Keywords: diagnostic
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: redi at gcc dot gnu.org
  Target Milestone: ---

#include <istream>
#include <ostream>
struct S
{
  std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, S&);
  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, S&);
};


streamop.cc:5:17: error: ‘std::istream& S::operator>>(std::istream&, S&)’ must
have exactly one argument
    5 |   std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, S&);
      |                 ^~~~~~~~
streamop.cc:6:17: error: ‘std::ostream& S::operator<<(std::ostream&, S&)’ must
have exactly one argument
    6 |   std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, S&);
      |                 ^~~~~~~~

The user probably meant to declare these with 'friend'. We could suggest that
in a fix-it hint.

The fix-it should only be given when the first argument is a specialization of
std::basic_[io]stream. The error is fine for shift operators, although those
are probably defined less often than stream operators. The fix-it could be
added if the signature of a member function matches either of these, for any C
and T:

std::basic_ostream<C,T>& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<C,T>&, const X&);
std::basic_istream<C,T>& operator>>(std::basic_istream<C,T>&, X&);


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