https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65799
Bug ID: 65799
Summary: Allows constexpr coversion from cv void * to other
type
Product: gcc
Version: 4.9.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c++
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: rhainin1 at binghamton dot edu
Created attachment 35349
--> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=35349&action=edit
minimal code to reproduce
The following code should fails to compile but instead passes:
int main() {
static constexpr const void *vp = nullptr;
static constexpr const char *cp = static_cast<const char*>(vp);
}
with command "g++ -std=c++14 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -g"
As per N4140 5.19/(2.11)
(5.9/2) A conditional-expression e is a core constant expression unless the
evaluation of e, following the rules of the abstract machine (1.9), would
evaluate one of the following expressions:
(2.11) - a conversion from type cv void * to a pointer-to-object type;