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mathworker
mathworker

Reputation: 181

Why does list-Initialized object using default constructor compile in gcc9 but not in gcc5.1?

Why does following code compiles in gcc9 but not in gcc5.1?

struct AAA {

    int xxx  = 1;
};

int main() {
        AAA p;
        new AAA{p};                                                                                                                                                                                                             
}

Error when compiled with gcc5.1 -

/home/genstor/cpp/test.cpp:11:18: error: cannot convert 'AAA' to 'int' in initialization
         new AAA{p};
                 ^

What have I found so far?

I have seen that using list-initializer for structs where default constructor's is used have some problems compiling in 4.8.1 from here, but couldn't relate it with this as it is 5.1. Any help in understanding this more is appreciated.

CMD: g++ ~/cpp/test.cpp --std=c++14

Repro link - https://godbolt.org/z/hEz95dq4G

Upvotes: 0

Views: 81

Answers (1)

apple apple
apple apple

Reputation: 10591

gcc5.2 resolves issue 51747

which relate to a standard defect reports #1467

Change 8.5.4 [dcl.init.list] paragraph 3 as follows:

List-initialization of an object or reference of type T is defined as follows:

  • If T is a class type and the initializer list has a single element of type cv T or a class type derived from T, the object is initialized from that element.

  • Otherwise, if T is an aggregate...

I'm not sure why c++11 compiles though. the bug report for gcc seems to indicate it would not compile either.

Upvotes: 2

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