http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39055
Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|SUSPENDED |NEW Summary|questionable default |[DR 1443][4.4/4.5/4.6/4.7 |parameter of a member |regression] questionable |function accepted |default parameter of a | |member function accepted --- Comment #19 from Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-02-11 08:53:01 UTC --- At the Kona meeting this week, one of the EDG guys pointed out that there is text in 8.3.6 that specifically prohibits this: Similarly, a non-static member shall not be used in a default argument, even if it is not evaluated, unless it appears as the id-expression of a class member access expression (5.2.5) or unless it is used to form a pointer to member (5.3.1).