From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@codesourcery.com>
To: nobody@gcc.gnu.org
Cc: gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/3827: new int problem.
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 00:26:00 -0000
Message-id: <20010726072600.14039.qmail@sourceware.cygnus.com>
X-SW-Source: 2001-07/msg00702.html
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The following reply was made to PR c++/3827; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@codesourcery.com>
To: fasbjx@free.fr
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, debian-gcc@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: c++/3827: new int problem.
Date: 26 Jul 2001 09:16:52 +0200

 fasbjx@libertysurf.fr, Branjonneau@free.fr writes:
 
 |   template< typename T, int role, bool ndebug >
 |   struct init {
 |     static T * do_it() { 
 |       T* tmp(new T);
 |       std::cout << "/tmp/ point to: " << *tmp << "\n";
 |       return tmp;
 |     }
 |   };
 
 | /tmp/ point to: 0
 | /tmp/ point to: 1075812784
 
 Hi,
 
 This is not a bug in the compiler.
 
 For fundamental types, a direct-new-expression of the form 'new T'
 does -not- do default initialization.  If you hve to say
 
 	new T()
 
 to get default initialization.  Please note the parens.
 
 -- Gaby
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