https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79671
--- Comment #19 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> --- The MEM[(struct parser_binder *)&D.614964 + 4B] = f;'s ultimate origin is: if (D.589607 != 0B) { iftmp.77 = try { MEM[(struct parser_binder *)D.589607] = f; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This stmt } catch { operator delete (D.589607, NON_LVALUE_EXPR <D.589606>); }, (struct parser_binder *) D.589607;; } else { iftmp.77 = (struct parser_binder *) D.589607; } from: template<typename FunctionObj> void assign_functor(FunctionObj f, function_buffer& functor, mpl::true_) const { new (reinterpret_cast<void*>(&functor.data)) FunctionObj(f); } which looks like a placement new into that mutable char data; field of boost::detail::function::function_buffer, and then the whole union is copied including the placement new created data in there. No idea if that is valid C++.