From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by sourceware.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id 82BA53851C35; Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:44:56 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 82BA53851C35 From: "barry.revzin at gmail dot com" To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org Subject: [Bug c++/79070] Unhelpful error message for ambiguous type in template parameter Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:44:56 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: gcc X-Bugzilla-Component: c++ X-Bugzilla-Version: 7.0 X-Bugzilla-Keywords: diagnostic X-Bugzilla-Severity: normal X-Bugzilla-Who: barry.revzin at gmail dot com X-Bugzilla-Status: NEW X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: P3 X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org X-Bugzilla-Target-Milestone: --- X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: cc Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 X-BeenThere: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gcc-bugs mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:44:56 -0000 https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D79070 Barry Revzin changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |barry.revzin at gmail dot = com --- Comment #3 from Barry Revzin --- Here are a few more cases, reduced from a larger example that took me a very long time to understand. I'm adding as comments the compile error emitted f= or each invalid use: namespace N { template struct Something { }; template concept C =3D true; template struct X { }; } using namespace N; template struct Something { }; // parse error in template argument list static_assert(C>); // template argument 1 is invalid X> x; // reference to Something is ambiguous using T =3D Something; In the last case, the compiler error is super clear and it is obvious what = the error is. In the other two, not so much.=