https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71005
Bug ID: 71005 Summary: recursive_directory_iterator::operator++(int) incorrectly implemented Product: gcc Version: 6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libstdc++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: eric at efcs dot ca Target Milestone: --- Hi Jonathan, The postfix increment operator returns the incremented value of the iterator, not the previous one. For example: directory_iterator it("."); path elem = *it; path elem2 = *it++; assert(elem == elem2); // fires