http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51979
Bug #: 51979 Summary: variadic templates + lambda capture list = error Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.6.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: i.nix...@gmail.com The following code: template <class... Args> void foo(Args... args) {} template <class... Args> void bar(Args... args) { auto lambda = [=, args...]() { foo(args...); }; } produce this error: >g++ -std=c++0x lambd.cpp -olambd lambd.cpp: In function 'void bar(Args ...)': lambd.cpp:3:25: error: expected ',' before '...' token lambd.cpp:3:25: error: expected identifier before '...' token lambd.cpp:3:28: error: parameter packs not expanded with '...': lambd.cpp:3:28: note: 'args' lambd.cpp: In lambda function: lambd.cpp:4:13: error: expansion pattern '((const bar(Args ...)::<lambda()>*)this)->bar(Args ...)::<lambda()>::args' contains no argument packs example from c++ draft 5.1.2.23: template<class... Args> void f(Args... args) { auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); }; lm(); }