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Subject: c++/6340: copy constructor vs non-default constructor
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>Number:         6340
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       copy constructor vs non-default constructor
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Apr 17 12:16:02 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     stephen white
>Release:        3.02
>Organization:
>Environment:
red hat linux 7.1
kernel 2.4.2-2
>Description:
the attached code generates the following error:

foo.cpp: In function `int main (int, char **)':
foo.cpp:16: `Thing2::Thing2 (const Thing2 &)' is private
foo.cpp:25: within this context

while the copy constructor is private, it should never 
be called.  in fact, if it is made public, it *is*
never called.  it seems as if g++ just wants there to be 
a public copy constructor to give it a warm fuzzy feeling.

the workaround is to use:

Thing2 b( a );
>How-To-Repeat:
g++ -lstdc++ foo.cpp
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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#include <iostream.h>

class Thing1
{
};

class Thing2
{
public: 

   Thing2( const Thing1& r ) {
      cout << "constructing Thing2 from const Thing1&\n";
   }

private:
   Thing2( const Thing2& r ) {
      cout << "copy constructor (PROHIBITED)\n";
   }
};

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   Thing1 a;
   Thing2 b = a;
}