[STDCXX-236] std::reverse_iterator<std::vector<bool>::iterator>::operator-> doesn't compile

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.2.0, 4.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 4.3.0
• Component/s: 23. Containers

Environment

all

• Severity: Compiler Error
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Martin Sebor
• Created: 29/Jun/06 02:43
• Updated: 11/Jul/09 00:06

Description

Moved from the Rogue Wave bug tracking database:

***Created By: sebor @ Jun 23, 2000 04:08:36 PM***
Subject: vector<bool> operator arrow cannot be explicitly instantiated (908)
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:06:09 -0400
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/*
This won't compile. It is from the Perennial test suite.

cxx: Error: /usr/users/j_ward/BRUCE/include/iterator, line 559: expression
must be an lvalue or a function designator
detected during instantiation of
"std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>::pointer
std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>::operator->() const [with
_Iterator=std::vector<bool,
std::allocator<bool>>::iterator]" at line 7 of "t.cxx"
_RWSTD_OPERATOR_ARROW (pointer operator->() const);
----^
*/

#include <iterator>
#include <vector>

void main()
{
std::reverse_iterator<std::vector<bool>::iterator>::operator->;
}

***Modified By: sebor @ May 09, 2002 12:00:25 PM***
With SunPro 5.3 and the latest libstd 3.0:

SUNWS_CACHE_NAME=t.ti CC -c -D_RWSTDDEBUG -D_RWSTD_MULTI_THREAD -mt -D_RWSTD_POSIX_D10_THREADS -D_RWSTD_USE_CONFIG -I/build/sebor/sunpro-15d/include -I/build2/sebor/dev/stdlib/include -I/build2/sebor/dev/stdlib/../rwtest -I/build2/sebor/dev/stdlib/../rwtest/include -I/build2/sebor/dev/stdlib/tests/include -library=%none -g +w t.cpp
"/build2/sebor/dev/stdlib/include/rw/_iterator.h", line 153: Error: Cannot return std::vector<bool, std::allocator<bool>>::reference* from a function that should return unsigned*.
1 Error(s) detected.