https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=96645
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ever confirmed|0 |1 Summary|std::variant default |[9/10/11 Regression] |constructor |std::variant default | |constructor Last reconfirmed| |2020-08-17 Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Known to fail| |10.2.0, 11.0, 9.3.0 Component|libstdc++ |c++ Known to work| |8.4.0 CC| |jason at gcc dot gnu.org Keywords| |rejects-valid --- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- This is not a bug in std::variant: template<bool B> struct bool_constant { static constexpr bool value = B; using type = bool_constant; }; using true_type = bool_constant<true>; template<typename T> struct is_default_constructible : bool_constant<__is_constructible(T)> { }; void testVarStruct() { struct DataWithStruct { struct A { int number = 5; // compiles, if remove initialization }; is_default_constructible<A>::type t = true_type{}; }; } v.C: In function 'void testVarStruct()': v.C:22:47: error: could not convert 'true_type{}' from 'bool_constant<true>' to 'bool_constant<false>' 22 | is_default_constructible<A>::type t = true_type{}; | ^~~~~~~~~~~ | | | bool_constant<true> This stopped working with r269032 which changed the result of the __is_constructible built-in. Clang also rejects this, for the same reason, but EDG accepts it.