This is a stripped down code from proposed Boost.Move library. Asserts don't fire with -O0 and -O1 but do with -O2 and -O3
#include <assert.h> template <class T> class rv : public T { rv(); ~rv(); rv(rv const&); void operator=(rv const&); }; template <class T> rv<T>& move(T& x) { return *static_cast<rv<T>* >(&x); } //A movable class class movable { movable(movable &); movable& operator=(movable&); public: operator rv<movable>&() { return *reinterpret_cast< rv<movable>* >(this); } operator const rv<movable>&() const { return *reinterpret_cast<const rv<movable>* >(this); } private: int value_; public: movable() : value_(1){} //Move constructor and assignment movable(rv<movable>& m) { value_ = m.value_; m.value_ = 0; } movable & operator=(rv<movable>& m) { value_ = m.value_; m.value_ = 0; return *this; } bool moved() const //Observer { return value_ == 0; } }; movable function(movable m) { return movable(move(m)); } int main() { { movable m; movable m2(move(m)); assert(m.moved()); assert(!m2.moved()); } { movable m; movable m3(function(movable(move(m)))); assert(m.moved()); assert(!m3.moved()); } { movable m; movable m4(function(move(m))); assert(m.moved()); assert(!m4.moved()); } return 0; } -- Summary: Wrong code generated with -O2 and above Product: gcc Version: 4.4.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: eyakubovich at gmail dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44186