[Bug c++/48386] "Cannot declare static function inside another function"

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48386

Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
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--- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-03-31 
13:10:12 UTC ---
This is not a bug, G++ is correct.

Are you trying to create a static variable?

The rules of C++ say that "B b( A() )" is interpreted as a declaration of a
function called "b" which takes a single parameter and returns "B" ... and as
the error says, you cannot declare a static variable at function scope.

To declare a static variable you need to do:

  static B b = B( A() );

or

  static B b = A();