------- Comment #8 from redi at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-03-31 08:55 ------- (N.B. your email to gcc-patches gives the wrong PR number in the subject.)
This reject the following valid program: struct X { X() : c(0), r(c) {} const int c; int const& r; }; int main() { new X; } If there is a default constructor it will be called, and so the members will not be uninitialized. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25811