https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96575
Bug ID: 96575 Summary: std::ranges::sort is not usable as a 'constexpr' function when saving its return value in lambda function Product: gcc Version: 11.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: hewillk at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- (https://godbolt.org/z/W8zx58) #include <array> #include <algorithm> constexpr auto f(auto algo) { return [=] { // this one is okay // algo(std::array{1, 0}); // this one is also okay // auto it = algo(std::array{0, 1}); auto it = algo(std::array{1, 0}); return 0; }(); } int main() { static_assert(f(std::ranges::sort) == 0); } This fails on gcc 10.2 and trunk with: <source>:13:23: error: 'constexpr auto f(auto:16) [with auto:16 = std::ranges::__sort_fn]' called in a constant expression 13 | constexpr auto i = f(std::ranges::sort); | ~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <source>:4:16: note: 'constexpr auto f(auto:16) [with auto:16 = std::ranges::__sort_fn]' is not usable as a 'constexpr' function because: 4 | constexpr auto f(auto algo) { | ^ <source>:8:8: error: call to non-'constexpr' function 'f<std::ranges::__sort_fn>::<lambda()>' 5 | return [=] { | ~~~~~ 6 | auto it = algo(std::array{1, 0}); | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7 | return 0; | ~~~~~~~~~ 8 | }(); | ~^~ <source>:5:14: note: 'f<std::ranges::__sort_fn>::<lambda()>' is not usable as a 'constexpr' function because: 5 | return [=] {