http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51478
Bug #: 51478 Summary: constexpr not doing short-circuit evaluation Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: d...@boost-consulting.com This program should compile, but instead it blows the instantiation stack. template <int recurse = 0> constexpr int factorial(int n) { return n ? n * factorial<recurse+1>(n - 1) : 1; } int array[factorial<>(6)];