http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54348
Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |diagnostic Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Last reconfirmed| |2012-08-21 Summary|wrong error reported for |confusing error reported |type mismatch in |for type mismatch in |conditional expression : |conditional expression : |"error: no match for |"error: no match for |ternary 'operator?:' in |ternary 'operator?:' in |'false ?" |'false ?" Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #1 from Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> 2012-08-21 19:44:55 UTC --- In mainline the diagnostics is better because we output the types. But I agree that given that the conditional operator cannot be overloaded the error message could be more clear.