elided copy constructors

[Martin v. Loewis]

> My question is, "When should we expect the egcs compiler
> to elide copy constructors as permitted by the standard?"

Well, the short (and AFAIK the only correct) answer is: when somebody
contributes the code.

This is how open source works: If you need a feature badly enough, you
have the chance to do it yourself. If you don't, it might get never
done.

Regards,
Martin