Re: c++/7498: copy constructor of ostream (and ios) is private and it should not be!

[Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/7498; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
To: mdp@fnal.gov
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/7498: copy constructor of ostream (and ios) is private and it should not be!
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:35:08 -0400

 On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 04:22:39PM -0000, mdp@fnal.gov wrote:
 > The following program:
 > -----------------------------
 > #include "iostream"
 > #include "fstream"
 > void main() {
 >   ofstream file("test.dat");
 >   ostream a=file;
 >   a << "Hello\n";
 >   file.close();
 > }
 > -----------------------------
 > 
 > works on Visual C++
 
 Visual C++ is broken.
 
 > but on g++
 > gives the following error:
 
 Because the code is invalid.
 
 > Copy constructors of base_ios and derived classes should be public.
 
 No they shouldn't.  See section 27.4 of the C++ standard.
 
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