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Subject: [Bug c++/106631] New: Unhelpful diagnostic on variable template
 specialization with unknown name
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:24:43 +0000
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D106631

            Bug ID: 106631
           Summary: Unhelpful diagnostic on variable template
                    specialization with unknown name
           Product: gcc
           Version: 12.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: barry.revzin at gmail dot com
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Short example:

template <class T>
constexpr bool trait =3D true;

template <>
constexpr bool triat<int> =3D false;

Note the typo on triat.

The current error message gcc provides is:

<source>:5:21: error: expected initializer before '<' token
    5 | constexpr bool triat<int> =3D false;
      |                     ^

Which is... technically true. Given that triat doesn't exist as a variable
template, the next thing coming up needs to be an initializer for it, since
this is really a declaration. But the intent was for it to specialize trait=
 -
it seems like it's more likely that this kind of error would come from gett=
ing
the name of the variable template wrong rather than spelling the initializer
incorrectly?

So something like:

<source>:5:21: error: unknown variable template 'triat' being specialized
    5 | constexpr bool triat<int> =3D false;
      |                ^~~~~
    note: did you mean trait?

Would be much more helpful.=