[Bug c++/45113] New: absent or confusing diagnostics of invalid template argument list in implicit template class instantiation

[roman at binarylife dot net]

$cat test1.cpp
template<typename X,typename Y> struct is_same { static bool const value=false;
};
template<typename X> struct is_same<X,X> { static bool const value=true; };
template<typename... X> struct U {};
struct Q { typedef U<int x,int y> C; };
typedef char check[is_same<int,Q::C>::value ? 1 : -1];

$g++ -std=gnu++0x -c test1.cpp && echo $?
0

In 14.3.1, the Standard says: "A template-argument for a template-parameter
which is a type shall be a type-id." The test must fail compilation, and Q::C
can not be int.

$cat test2.cpp
template<typename... X> struct U {};
typedef U<int x,int y> B;

$g++ -std=gnu++0x -c test2.cpp 
test2.cpp:2:25: error: invalid type in declaration before ';' token

This message is confusing.

$cat test3.cpp 
template<typename X,typename Y> struct U {};
typedef U<int x,int y> A;

$g++ -c test3.cpp 
test3.cpp:2:22: error: wrong number of template arguments (1, should be 2)
test3.cpp:1:40: error: provided for 'template<class X, class Y> struct U'
test3.cpp:2:25: error: invalid type in declaration before ';' token

These messages are confusing.


-- 
           Summary: absent or confusing diagnostics of invalid template
                    argument list in implicit template class instantiation
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.6.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: roman at binarylife dot net
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45113