The following code (definitions of mem_fun* taken from <functional>) works fine when compiled with -O1, but causes a bus error crash when compiled with -O2.
-------------------- // Templates taken from <functional> template <class _Ret, class _Tp> class const_mem_fun_t { public: explicit const_mem_fun_t(_Ret (_Tp::*__pf)() const) : _M_f(__pf) {} _Ret operator()(const _Tp* __p) const { return (__p->*_M_f)(); } private: _Ret (_Tp::*_M_f)() const; }; template <class _Ret, class _Tp> class const_mem_fun_ref_t { public: explicit const_mem_fun_ref_t(_Ret (_Tp::*__pf)() const) : _M_f(__pf) {} _Ret operator()(const _Tp& __r) const { return (__r.*_M_f)(); } private: _Ret (_Tp::*_M_f)() const; }; template <class _Ret, class _Tp, class _Arg> class const_mem_fun1_t { public: explicit const_mem_fun1_t(_Ret (_Tp::*__pf)(_Arg) const) : _M_f(__pf) {} _Ret operator()(const _Tp* __p, _Arg __x) const { return (__p->*_M_f)(__x); } private: _Ret (_Tp::*_M_f)(_Arg) const; }; template <class _Ret, class _Tp, class _Arg> class const_mem_fun1_ref_t { public: explicit const_mem_fun1_ref_t(_Ret (_Tp::*__pf)(_Arg) const) : _M_f(__pf) {} _Ret operator()(const _Tp& __r, _Arg __x) const { return (__r.*_M_f)(__x); } private: _Ret (_Tp::*_M_f)(_Arg) const; }; template <class _Ret, class _Tp> inline const_mem_fun_t<_Ret, _Tp> mem_fun(_Ret (_Tp::*__f)() const) { return const_mem_fun_t<_Ret, _Tp>(__f); } template <class _Ret, class _Tp> inline const_mem_fun_ref_t<_Ret, _Tp> mem_fun_ref(_Ret (_Tp::*__f)() const) { return const_mem_fun_ref_t<_Ret, _Tp>(__f); } template <class _Ret, class _Tp, class _Arg> inline const_mem_fun1_t<_Ret, _Tp, _Arg> mem_fun(_Ret (_Tp::*__f)(_Arg) const) { return const_mem_fun1_t<_Ret, _Tp, _Arg>(__f); } template <class _Ret, class _Tp, class _Arg> inline const_mem_fun1_ref_t<_Ret, _Tp, _Arg> mem_fun_ref(_Ret (_Tp::*__f)(_Arg) const) { return const_mem_fun1_ref_t<_Ret, _Tp, _Arg>(__f); } class Class { public: void vf0c() const; void vf1c(const int&) const; }; int main() { Class obj; const Class& objc = obj; mem_fun(&Class::vf0c)(&objc); mem_fun(&Class::vf1c)(&objc, 1); mem_fun_ref(&Class::vf0c)(objc); mem_fun_ref(&Class::vf1c)(objc, 1); } void Class::vf0c() const {} void Class::vf1c(const int&) const {} -- Summary: mem_fun* code fine with -O1, bus error with -O2 Product: gcc Version: 4.0.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: matti dot rintala at iki dot fi CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 GCC host triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 GCC target triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23585