[Bug c++/127008] `if (type a(1))` should have a better error message

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org via Gcc-bugs]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=127008

Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
   Last reconfirmed|                            |2026-08-24

--- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
Yes, I've encountered this myself. It would be even more useful to suggest a
fix-it showing what you *can* do, rather than just saying what you *can't* do.

    if (type1 s(a))
              ^~~~
              |
              s = type1(a)