https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=114388
Bug ID: 114388 Summary: Behavioral change of typeid on xvalues since GCC 9 Product: gcc Version: 9.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: wrong-code Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: de34 at live dot cn Target Milestone: --- IIUC this program behaves differently in C++98 and C++11 due to WG21 N3055 (https://wg21.link/n3055): ``` #include <typeinfo> #include <cstdio> struct B { virtual ~B() { std::puts("~B"); } }; struct D : B {}; struct WrapB { B b; }; struct WrapD { D d; }; int main() { typeid(true ? WrapB().b : WrapD().d); } ``` Before C++11/N3055, the operand of the typeid expression shouldn't be evaluated because it's a rvalue. But since C++11 it should be evaluated because it's a glvalue of a polymorphic class type. It's curious that GCC behaves consistently on this in C++98 and C++11 modes. Per https://godbolt.org/z/7oGdjdMK7, it seems that GCC 8 (and former versions) applied the C++98 rules to C++11 and later modes, and GCC 9 (and later verions) applied the C++11 rules to C++98 mode. For later versions, I'm not sure whether this is a bug (in C++98 mode) or an intentional backporting.