[Bug c++/13657] New: Error message incorrectly describes return type as argument type

[Bug c++/13657] New: Error message incorrectly describes return type as argument type

[ian at airs dot com]

Compiling this test case:

class C { public: int (*f())(); int bar(); };
int (*C::f())() { return C::bar; }

produces this error message:

foo3.cc: In member function `int (* C::f())()':
foo3.cc:2: error: argument of type `int (C::)()' does not match `int (*)()'

The error message is basically correct, but there is no `argument' here.  The
error message should refer to the return type instead.  It might suffice to
simply replace the word `argument' with the word `return'.

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           Summary: Error message incorrectly describes return type as
                    argument type
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.4.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: ian at airs dot com
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
 GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13657

[Bug c++/13657] Error message incorrectly describes return type as argument type

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-01-12 17:43 -------
3.3.x gives:
pr13657.cc: In member function `int (* C::f())()':
pr13657.cc:2: error: no matches converting function `bar' to type `int (*)()'
pr13657.cc:1: error: candidates are: int C::bar()
I wound not call this a regression but I can confirm that the error message that 3.4 gives is a little 
confusing.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever Confirmed|                            |1
           Keywords|                            |diagnostic
   Last reconfirmed|0000-00-00 00:00:00         |2004-01-12 17:44:00
               date|                            |


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13657