http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51823
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|reverse iterator |[DR 198] reverse iterator |instantiated with POD type |returns uninitialized |returns uninitialized |values |values + work around | --- Comment #8 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-01-11 15:25:42 UTC --- Thanks, Marc, I'd failed to find the relevant DR number http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#198 We could specialize reverse_iterator on a trait that says the extra member isn't needed, and then make that trait true for all iterator types defined in the library. The size would still change for reverse_iterator<user_defined_iterator> but I don't see how else to meet the requirement.