Re: c++/7398: An ambiguity error is flagged during cast with proper perfect single match.

Re: c++/7398: An ambiguity error is flagged during cast with proper perfect single match.

[lerdsuwa]

Synopsis: An ambiguity error is flagged during cast with proper perfect single match.

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: lerdsuwa
State-Changed-When: Thu Jul 25 07:42:21 2002
State-Changed-Why:
    Duplicate of PR7403.  PR7403 has correct submitter email
    address.

http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=7398

c++/7398: An ambiguity error is flagged during cast with proper perfect single match.

[hkb]

>Number:         7398
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       An ambiguity error is flagged during cast with proper perfect single match.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jul 24 13:06:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Harold K. Brown @ East Coast Paper Stock, Inc.
>Release:        g++ 2.95.4
>Organization:
>Environment:
Debian woody on Pentium III
>Description:
When B y; (A)y; is invoked B:operator A() does not get selected over that of the non-matching constructors in A.
>How-To-Repeat:
compile source code with default sttings.

g++ casting_bug.cpp

Note that the file has no #'s, include files, or macros.

>Fix:
Must do the cast in the form 

A x;
B y;

(A)y;                 // does not work in this case
static_cast<A>(y);    // does not work in this case
y.operator A();       // does work in all tested cases
                      //  in this context
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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