http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16168
--- Comment #10 from Oren Ben-Kiki <gcc-o...@ben-kiki.org> --- All good points, which you could say about many opened bugs. The `-Weffc++` flag is a useful tool to keep large code bases working, even when written by less-than-guru C++ programmers. As someone tending a large framework used by such developers, this specific bug "has non-trivial impact on my code base", hence the original comment expressing the need for it to be fixed. I assume that the GCC maintainers keep an eye on the bug boards and fix bugs depending on their impact on people's code. I hope this matched reality :-) I suppose using the word "annoying", while concise, might have convey additional unintentional connotations; if so, consider this a clarification of the original intent.