http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57178
Bug #: 57178 Summary: bogus warning with -O3 using boost::optional Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.6.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: eda...@disemia.com GCC appears to be producing a bogus warning about an unitialized value. This happens at optimization levels -O1 and higher. It uses a boost optional as I was unable to reduce it to something more fundamental. Command line: g++ -c uninit_warn.cpp --std=c++0x -Wuninitialized -O1 Warning: uninit_warn.cpp: In function ‘void test(boost::optional<int>)’: uninit_warn.cpp:17:12: warning: ‘*((void*)& q +4)’ may be used uninitialised in this function [-Wuninitialized]