https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=106650
--- Comment #2 from Marek Polacek <mpolacek at gcc dot gnu.org> --- With just --- a/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc +++ b/gcc/cp/constexpr.cc @@ -7378,6 +7378,8 @@ cxx_eval_constant_expression (const constexpr_ctx *ctx, tree t, r = build_constructor (TREE_TYPE (t), NULL); TREE_CONSTANT (r) = true; } + else if (TYPE_REF_P (TREE_TYPE (t))) + /* P2280 */; else { if (!ctx->quiet) the test from P2280 behaves as expected: $ xg++ -c z.C -std=c++20 z.C: In function ‘void splash(Swim&)’: z.C:35:33: error: non-constant condition for static assertion 35 | static_assert(pswam->phelps() == 28); // error: lvalue-to-rvalue conversion on a pointer | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~ z.C:35:17: error: the value of ‘pswam’ is not usable in a constant expression 35 | static_assert(pswam->phelps() == 28); // error: lvalue-to-rvalue conversion on a pointer | ^~~~~ z.C:34:9: note: ‘pswam’ was not declared ‘constexpr’ 34 | Swim* pswam = &swam; | ^~~~~ z.C:41:31: error: non-constant condition for static assertion 41 | static_assert(swam.lochte() == 12); // error: invoking virtual function on reference | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~ z.C:41:28: error: ‘* & swam’ is not a constant expression 41 | static_assert(swam.lochte() == 12); // error: invoking virtual function on reference | ~~~~~~~~~~~^~ z.C:44:31: error: non-constant condition for static assertion 44 | static_assert(swam.coughlin == 12); // error: lvalue-to-rvalue conversion on an object | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~ z.C:44:31: error: ‘swam’ is not a constant expression z.C: At global scope: z.C:52:36: error: the value of ‘trident’ is not usable in a constant expression 52 | constexpr auto& gallagher = typeid(trident); // error: constexpr-unknown dynamic type | ^~~~~~~ z.C:49:14: note: ‘trident’ was not initialized with a constant expression 49 | extern Swim& trident; | ^~~~~~~ It cannot be that easy, can it?