http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49329
Summary: Static method with std::string parameter gets messed up with non-static method with bool parameter Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: swan...@web.de I want a static and a non-static method with the same name in a class like this: //main.cpp #include <string> class cc { public: void xx (bool b) {return;} static void xx (std::string str) {return;} }; int main(int argc, char **argv) { cc instance; instance.xx(true); cc::xx("test string"); //error: cannot call member function //'void cc::xx(bool)' without object return 0; } When compiled with: g++ -o test main.cpp I get the following error: error: cannot call member function 'void cc::xx(bool)' without object The error vanishes when I change the name of the non-static method, or when I explicitly convert the char*-"test string" into a std::string, or when I change the bool-parameter of the non-static method to an int-parameter; But it's still a nasty, strange bug. I'm using gcc 4.5.2 on ubuntu 11.04.