https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119895
Bug ID: 119895 Summary: List initialization of bitfield enum class member fails Product: gcc Version: 16.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: vittorio.romeo at outlook dot com Target Milestone: --- Consider the following code: enum class E : int { eA }; struct S { E i : 2; }; S f() { return {.i = E::eA}; } Clang accepts the code, while GCC fails with: error: could not convert '{E::eA}' from '<brace-enclosed initializer list>' to 'S' 3 | S f() { return {.i = E::eA}; } | ^ | | | <brace-enclosed initializer list> Live example on Compiler Explorer: - https://gcc.godbolt.org/z/a33rcxhbf