http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61093
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- T(arg) is equivalent to (int&)arg which is equivalent to reinterpret_cast<int&>(arg) which the compiler has to accept and trust you know what you're doing.