When we have template<auto> struct S { };
then in S<int()> s; "int()" is resolved to a type-id, as per [temp.arg]/2, causing this program to fail to compile. This can be rather confusing so I think we want to improve the diagnostic a bit. Bootstrapped/regtested on x86_64-linux, ok for trunk? 2019-05-10 Marek Polacek <pola...@redhat.com> * pt.c (convert_template_argument): Add a diagnostic for the [temp.arg]/2 ambiguity case. * g++.dg/cpp2a/nontype-class17.C: New test. diff --git gcc/cp/pt.c gcc/cp/pt.c index 08da94ae0c9..b38e65d7f7e 100644 --- gcc/cp/pt.c +++ gcc/cp/pt.c @@ -7961,10 +7961,22 @@ convert_template_argument (tree parm, "parameter list for %qD", i + 1, in_decl); if (is_type) - inform (input_location, - " expected a constant of type %qT, got %qT", - TREE_TYPE (parm), - (DECL_P (arg) ? DECL_NAME (arg) : orig_arg)); + { + /* The template argument is a type, but we're expecting + an expression. */ + inform (input_location, + " expected a constant of type %qT, got %qT", + TREE_TYPE (parm), + (DECL_P (arg) ? DECL_NAME (arg) : orig_arg)); + /* [temp.arg]/2: "In a template-argument, an ambiguity + between a type-id and an expression is resolved to a + type-id, regardless of the form of the corresponding + template-parameter." So give the user a clue. */ + if (TREE_CODE (arg) == FUNCTION_TYPE) + inform (input_location, " template argument for " + "non-type template parameter is treated as " + "function type"); + } else if (requires_tmpl_type) inform (input_location, " expected a class template, got %qE", orig_arg); diff --git gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/cpp2a/nontype-class17.C gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/cpp2a/nontype-class17.C new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..ca5f68e1611 --- /dev/null +++ gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/cpp2a/nontype-class17.C @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +// { dg-do compile { target c++2a } } + +template<auto> +struct S { }; + +struct R { }; + +void +g (void) +{ + S<R()> s; // { dg-error "mismatch" } +// { dg-message "treated as function" "note" { target *-*-* } .-1 } + S<R{}> s2; + S<int()> s3; // { dg-error "mismatch" } +// { dg-message "treated as function" "note" { target *-*-* } .-1 } + S<int{}> s4; +}