https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61581
Bug ID: 61581 Summary: [C++11] Bogus error: uninitialized const member Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: ppluzhnikov at google dot com Google ref: b/15789654 Fails with current trunk, and all older versions I've tried. g++ -c t.cc -std=c++11 t.cc: In function 'void Bar()': t.cc:9:11: error: uninitialized const member 'Foo::b' Fn( {1} ); ^ /// -- cut --- struct Foo { long a; const long b; }; void Fn(const Foo&); void Bar() { Fn( {1} ); } /// -- cut --- Removing 'const' and examining assembly shows that GCC *does* initialize 'b' to 0 (as it should).