------- Comment #1 from jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com 2009-05-29 17:08 ------- This is independent of std::move
#include <cassert> struct S { S() : buf(5) { } int&& get() { return static_cast<int&&>(buf); } int buf; }; int main() { S s; int&& r = s.get(); assert( &r == &s.buf ); } tmpret.cc: In member function int&& S::get(): tmpret.cc:7: warning: returning reference to temporary tmpret: tmpret.cc:16: int main(): Assertion `&r == &s.buf' failed. Looks like the cast to int&& creates a temporary, which is bound to the returned reference, triggering the warning. According to 8.5.3 [dcl.init.ref] paragraph 5, the reference should be bound to the object, not to a temporary. -- jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|libstdc++ |c++ Keywords| |wrong-code Summary|[C++0x] std::move and |[C++0x] rvalue-references |builtin types |and builtin types http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40295