http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48934
--- Comment #14 from froydnj at codesourcery dot com <froydnj at codesourcery dot com> 2011-05-09 19:20:49 UTC --- On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 07:16:49PM +0000, redi at gcc dot gnu.org wrote: > > foo.C:blahblah: error: no matching function for call to foo > > foo.C:blahblah: note: candidate is foo(blahblah) > > foo.c:blahblah: note: substitution failed for parameter `F' > > > > At least, that's what I understood Jonathan asking for--perhaps he > > wanted something more detailed about why substitution failed, which is a > > debate for another time, I think. > > I would love to get more information, but I'd be very happy with the > diagnostic > above (that's already better than I'd get from any compiler I've tried) > > This PR is really just to get *anything* printed, so just a basic "substition > failed" with no mention of which template parameter failed would be enough to > resolve this IMHO. OK, well that's easy enough to provide, then. :)