http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50956
Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Last reconfirmed| |2011-11-02 Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #2 from Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-11-02 12:45:18 UTC --- (In reply to comment #1) > /* Perform a static_cast from EXPR to TYPE. When C_CAST_P is true, > this static_cast is being attempted as one of the possible casts > allowed by a C-style cast. (In that case, accessibility of base > classes is not considered, and it is OK to cast away > constness.) ... > > thus, the behavior seems *definitely* intended. It's intended that we accept the code ("OK" meaning "well-formed"), but -Wcast-qual should still warn.