https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101906
Bug ID: 101906 Summary: Constant evaluation failure in concepts Product: gcc Version: 12.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: de34 at live dot cn Target Milestone: --- Following code fails to compile when the macro MAYBE_CWG1581 is not defined. #include <bit> #include <cstddef> namespace test { template<int> using voidify = void; template<std::size_t N> struct obj_rep { unsigned char value[N]; }; template<class T> concept constant_value_initializable = requires { typename voidify<(std::bit_cast<obj_rep<sizeof(T)>>(T()), 0)>; }; } struct foo { int x; }; struct bar { int x = -1; }; #ifdef MAYBE_CWG1581 using my_void = test::voidify<(std::bit_cast<test::obj_rep<sizeof(bar)>>(bar()), 0)>; #endif static_assert(test::constant_value_initializable<int>); static_assert(test::constant_value_initializable<foo>); static_assert(test::constant_value_initializable<bar>); // It's buggy static_assert(!test::constant_value_initializable<int*>); // Correct: std::bit_cast doesn't perform constant evaluation when involving pointers int main() { } The godbolt link: https://gcc.godbolt.org/z/6dscsaGTM It seems that currently gcc fails to generate the definition of std::bit_cast<SomeType> when determining if the concept is satisfied, while it can generate such definition when a type alias declaration is encountered. Maybe related to WG21 P0859R0/CWG1581.