https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71420
Bug ID: 71420 Summary: "‘type’ is not a class type" error for address-of operator overloaded for enum type Product: gcc Version: 5.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: nekotekina at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- I was not using gcc compiler directly (it happened for Travis build), sorry if the information is misleading or inaccurate. Code example (C++11): namespace itype { enum type { unk = 0, add, sub, //... }; // Address-of operator for decoder<> constexpr type operator &(type value) { return value; } } // Irrelevant, only shows the meaning of the below template struct interpreter { static void unk() { std::abort(); }; static void add(); static void sub(); //... }; template<typename D, typename T = decltype(&D::unk)> struct decoder { // Implementation omitted, low-relevant usage example: static constexpr auto add = &D::add; static constexpr auto sub = &D::sub; }; decoder<interpreter> test1; // OK decoder<itype::type> test2; // OK in Clang and MSVC // Expected error: ‘itype::type’ is not a class type int main() { return 0; }