https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=86607
Bug ID: 86607 Summary: constexpr function does not treat function pointers with external linkage as constexpr Product: gcc Version: 8.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: tadeus.prastowo at unitn dot it Target Milestone: --- Using http://godbolt.org, I see that the following program compiles in any clang version that supports `-std=c++14' switch (>= 3.5) but fails in any GCC version >= 5.1 while compiles in any GCC version <= 4.9.4 that supports `-std=c++14' switch (>= 4.8.5): template<typename T, T v> struct carrier { static constexpr T value = v; }; template<typename T> inline constexpr bool nontype_nontemplate_args_eq(T arg1, T arg2) { return arg1 == arg2; } template<typename T1, typename T2> inline constexpr bool nontype_nontemplate_args_eq(T1, T2) { return false; } int fn1() { return 2; } int fn2() { return 17; } int main() { return carrier<bool, nontype_nontemplate_args_eq(&fn1, &fn2)>::value; } Any GCC version >= 5.1 should compile the program because `&fn1' and `&fn2' as the arguments of constexpr function `nontype_nontemplate_args_eq' are constexpr according to the C++ standard http://eel.is/c++draft/expr.const#6.2.