The current g++ emits a warning when compiling the following code with -O3 -Wshadow: #include <iostream> int main() { std::cout << 3.5; } ~/tmp>g++ -v -O3 -Wshadow bug.cc Reading specs from /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/specs Configured with: /scratch/gcc/configure --quiet --prefix=/afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc --enable-languages=c++,f95 --with-gmp=/afs/mpa/data/martin/mygmp Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.0 20041117 (experimental) /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/cc1plus -quiet -v -D_GNU_SOURCE bug.cc -quiet -dumpbase bug.cc -mtune=pentiumpro -auxbase bug -O3 -Wshadow -version -o /tmp/ccn0H39v.s ignoring nonexistent directory "/afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0 /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/i686-pc-linux-gnu /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/backward /usr/local/include /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/include /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/include /usr/include End of search list. GNU C++ version 4.0.0 20041117 (experimental) (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.0.0 20041117 (experimental). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=30 --param ggc-min-heapsize=4096 /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.tcc: In member function 'void std::__numpunct_cache<_CharT>::_M_cache(const std::locale&) [with _CharT = char]': /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.tcc:140: instantiated from 'const std::__numpunct_cache<_CharT>* std::__use_cache<std::__numpunct_cache<_CharT> >::operator()(const std::locale&) const [with _CharT = char]' /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.tcc:1087: instantiated from '_OutIter std::num_put<_CharT, _OutIter>::_M_insert_float(_OutIter, std::ios_base&, _CharT, char, _ValueT) const [with _ValueT = double, _CharT = char, _OutIter = std::ostreambuf_iterator<char, std::char_traits<char> >]' /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.tcc:1252: instantiated from '_OutIter std::num_put<_CharT, _OutIter>::do_put(_OutIter, std::ios_base&, _CharT, double) const [with _CharT = char, _OutIter = std::ostreambuf_iterator<char, std::char_traits<char> >]' /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.h:2353: instantiated from '_OutIter std::num_put<_CharT, _OutIter>::put(_OutIter, std::ios_base&, _CharT, double) const [with _CharT = char, _OutIter = std::ostreambuf_iterator<char, std::char_traits<char> >]' /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/ostream.tcc:246: instantiated from 'std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& std::basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>::operator<<(double) [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>]' bug.cc:4: instantiated from here /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../../../include/c++/4.0.0/bits/locale_facets.tcc:208: warning: declaration of '__ct' shadows a member of 'this' as -V -Qy -o /tmp/ccRZRUA5.o /tmp/ccn0H39v.s GNU assembler version 2.14 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) using BFD version 2.14 20030612 /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/crtbegin.o -L/afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0 -L/afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/../../.. /tmp/ccRZRUA5.o -lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /afs/mpa/data/martin/ugcc/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.0/crtend.o /usr/lib/crtn.o This is of course not a real bug, but it would still be good if the variable could be renamed.
-- Summary: Warning about shadowed variable in locale_facets.tcc Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P2 Component: libstdc++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: martin at mpa-garching dot mpg dot de CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18530