http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59182
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to sequoiahead from comment #0) > The problem is that the compiler is able to convert void Func::pfunc(int) to > std::function<void(int)>, but can't convert void Func::func() to > std::function<void()> No, that's not what's happening. std::bind(&Func::pfunc, fInstance, std::placeholders::_1) returns a function object, call it B1, that takes a single argument, as indicated by the placeholder. B1 is convertible to function<void(int)>, because that type takes also a single argument, so will pass its argument to B1. B1 is not convertible to function<void()> because you have to call a function<void()> with no arguments, and B1 cannot be called with no arguments. std::function is rejecting your program because it's invalid. std::bind doesn't do the same checking, so doesn't reject it, but your program is still invalid. This compiles OK: std::function<void()> voidMemberFunc = std::bind(&Func::func, fInstance); This bind expression creates a function object that takes no arguments, so can be stored in a function<void()>.