When compiling a simple program in C++0x mode, attempting to instantiate a rope yields this error:
$ g++ -o test test.cpp -std=gnu++0x In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/rope:63, from test.cpp:1: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/memory: In function 'std::pair<_InputIter, _ForwardIter> __gnu_cxx::uninitialized_copy_n(_InputIter, _Size, _ForwardIter) [with _InputIter = char*, _Size = long unsigned int, _ForwardIter = char*]': /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/rope:865: instantiated from 'void __gnu_cxx::_Rope_RopeSubstring<_CharT, _Alloc>::operator()(size_t, size_t, _CharT*) [with _CharT = char, _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]' test.cpp:7: instantiated from here /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/memory:124: error: call of overloaded '__uninitialized_copy_n(char*&, long unsigned int&, char*&, std::random_access_iterator_tag)' is ambiguous /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/memory:74: note: candidates are: std::pair<_InputIter, _ForwardIter> __gnu_cxx::__uninitialized_copy_n(_InputIter, _Size, _ForwardIter, std::input_iterator_tag) [with _InputIter = char*, _Size = long unsigned int, _ForwardIter = char*] /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/ext/memory:93: note: std::pair<_InputIter, _ForwardIter> __gnu_cxx::__uninitialized_copy_n(_RandomAccessIter, _Size, _ForwardIter, std::random_access_iterator_tag) [with _RandomAccessIter = char*, _Size = long unsigned int, _ForwardIter = char*] /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/bits/stl_uninitialized.h:454: note: _ForwardIterator std::__uninitialized_copy_n(_RandomAccessIterator, _Size, _ForwardIterator, std::random_access_iterator_tag) [with _RandomAccessIterator = char*, _Size = long unsigned int, _ForwardIterator = char*] /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.4.0/include/g++-v4/bits/stl_uninitialized.h:433: note: _ForwardIterator std::__uninitialized_copy_n(_InputIterator, _Size, _ForwardIterator, std::input_iterator_tag) [with _InputIterator = char*, _Size = long unsigned int, _ForwardIterator = char*] -- Summary: Rope + C++0x mode = build error Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libstdc++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: mlcreech at gmail dot com GCC build triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: powerpc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: powerpc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40299