https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85500
Bug ID: 85500
Summary: auto specifier incorrectly defining new function when
initializing from function identifier
Product: gcc
Version: 7.3.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c++
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: aaron_sami_abassi at hotmail dot com
Target Milestone: ---
When initializing an auto variable from a function identifier, GNU C++ is
incorrectly defining a new function.
The statement:
auto variable_name = function_name;
Will define a function or nested function depending on the scope of reference
named variable_name. This is not a pedantically correct interpretation of the
C++ source code as only variables can be initialized.
Also be careful in your bug correction:
auto function_name;
Should still be treated as a function declaration when initialization is not
present (as of C++14).
