c++/10646: is_const<T> treats references and functions as const

c++/10646: is_const<T> treats references and functions as const

[notbob]

>Number:         10646
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       is_const<T> treats references and functions as const
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 06 22:46:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Robert Allan Schwartz
>Release:        gcc version 3.2 20020927 (prerelease)
>Organization:
>Environment:
in bash via cygwin on windows 98 se
>Description:
I apologize in advance if I'm not reporting this "bug"
absolutely correctly. I haven't done this before. I
appreciate your patience. Thank you.

I believe my template should report references and functions as NOT const.

Is this "pilot error" or a compiler bug?
>How-To-Repeat:
g++ is_const.cpp
./a.exe
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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