[Bug libstdc++/14528] [3.4/3.5 Regression] trouble with auto_ptr

[reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-03-12 
09:21 -------
The problem is basically an auto_ptr problem which can be demonstrated
with the following code snippet:

==============================================================================
#include<memory>

typedef const std::auto_ptr<int> A;

void foo(const A&);

A makeA();

void bar()
{
    A a; foo(a);  // OK
    foo(A());     // error
    foo(makeA()); // error - the same as in line 45994 of the original example
}
==============================================================================

The problem is, that you need a copy for the temporary (which can be
eliminated, but in theory you need it). With the current implementation
of auto_ptr this is not supplied.

I don't know whether this is correct or a flaw in our auto_ptr
implementation, or even a flaw in the standard. (See PR 14254/3247
for a related issue that came up with stricter checking of the temporary.)

Can a libstdc++ guru provide some insight, please?


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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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          Component|c++                         |libstdc++
            Summary|[3.4/3.5 Regression]        |[3.4/3.5 Regression] trouble
                   |compiling Boost.Python test |with auto_ptr


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14528