The diagnostic for the following invalid code snippet degraded in GCC 3.4.0:
======================= struct A { A (const A& = A()); }; ======================= Since GCC 3.4.0 we get: bug.cc:3: error: the default argument for parameter 0 of 'A::A(const A&)' has not yet been parsed But before we got the much clearer diagnostic (although it was just a warning): bug.cc:3: warning: circular dependency in default args of `A::A(const A&)' In addition, the counting of the parameters should start with 1. -- Summary: [4.1/4.2/4.3 regression] Bad diagnostic for circular dependency in constructor default argument Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: diagnostic Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34758