http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56636
Bug #: 56636 Summary: strange interaction of dynamic_cast and unique_ptr Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: gcc-b...@naturalcleaningcalgary.com The following program produces a segfault at the dynamic_cast. If I change std::unique_ptr<int> to int*, or if I drop the dynamic_cast, the segfault goes away. #include <memory> struct A { void F() const { F_impl(); } virtual std::unique_ptr<int> F_impl() const = 0; }; template <typename Derived> struct A_impl : virtual A { std::unique_ptr<int> F_impl() const override { dynamic_cast<const Derived &>(*this); return nullptr; } }; struct B : virtual A {}; struct C : B, A_impl<C> {}; int main() { C().F(); } $ g++ -std=c++11 -otest test.cpp && ./test.exe I am using GCC 4.7.2 under MinGW, configured with "--enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-languages=c,c++ --build=pentium4-pc-mingw32 --disable-nls --disable-win32-registry --enable-threads". (gdb) run Starting program: c:\devel\page\build/test.exe [New Thread 2356.0xa10] Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. __cxxabiv1::__dynamic_cast (src_ptr=0x4031f4, src_type=0x403180, dst_type=0x403160, src2dst=4) at ../../../../gcc-4.7.2/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/dyncast.cc:56 56 adjust_pointer <void> (src_ptr, prefix->whole_object); (gdb) bt #0 __cxxabiv1::__dynamic_cast (src_ptr=0x4031f4, src_type=0x403180, dst_type=0x403160, src2dst=4) at ../../../../gcc-4.7.2/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/dyncast.cc:56 #1 0x00401d04 in A_impl<C>::F_impl() const () #2 0x00401cc6 in A::F() const () #3 0x00401378 in main ()