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Article #352possible gcc bug
From: vbl
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 13:17
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 13:17
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It appears that the following is a bug. Both versions of the
program compile using Sun's CFront compiler.
//================================================
//Program 1: (does not compile)
class MyClass {
public:
MyClass () { }
MyClass &operator=(char c) { return *this; } // line 5
operator int() { return 9; } // <---- DIFF
};
int main() {
MyClass foo;
}
On a Sun Sparc running SunOS 4.1.2, gcc 2.1 generates:
127 adirondacks> gcc -v myclass.cc
Reading specs from /usr/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2/2.1/specs
gcc version 2.1
/usr/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2/2.1/cpp -lang-c++ -v -undef -D__GNUC__=2 -D__GNUG__=2 -D__cplusplus -Dsparc -Dsun -Dunix -D__sparc__ -D__sun__ -D__unix__ -D__sparc -D__sun -D__unix myclass.cc /usr/tmp/cca13027.i
GNU CPP version 2.1 (sparc)
/usr/gnu/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-sunos4.1.2/2.1/cc1plus /usr/tmp/cca13027.i -quiet -dumpbase myclass.cc -version -o /usr/tmp/cca13027.s
GNU C++ version 2.1 (sparc) compiled by GNU C version 2.1.
myclass.cc: In method `class MyClass& MyClass::operator = (char)':
myclass.cc:5: too many arguments for constructor `MyClass'
myclass.cc:5: in conversion to type `MyClass'
myclass.cc:5: too many arguments for constructor `MyClass'
myclass.cc:5: in conversion to type `MyClass'
myclass.cc:5: too many arguments for constructor `MyClass'
myclass.cc:5: in conversion to type `MyClass'
... (repeat infinitely)
//================================================
//------------------------------------------------
//Program 2: (compiles)
class MyClass {
public:
MyClass () { }
MyClass &operator=(char c) { return *this; }
operator char() { return 'x'; } // <---- DIFF
};
int main() {
MyClass foo;
}
//------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!vbl From: vbl@zip.eecs.umich.edu Subject: possible gcc bug Message-ID: <9204092117.AA05345@z.eecs.umich.edu> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Distribution: gnu Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 13:17:01 GMT Approved: bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 51