:ADDPATCH c++: The patch below avoids this warning by checking for nearly emptiness. I am not sure that this is the correct approach for 100% cases, since I ignore all specific cases that should be warned and that shouldn't. Bootstrapped and regression tested. OK to commit? Cheers, Manuel. 2007-10-27 Manuel Lopez-Ibanez PR c++/5645 * init.c (emit_mem_initializers): Don't warn if the base class is nearly empty. testsuite/ * g++.dg/warn/pr5645.C: New.