[pushed,C++] wwwdocs: faq: Remove "Copy constructor access check" entry
Commit Message
Sometimes less is more (and our FAQ can use some trimming/updating for
sure).
Pushed.
Gerald
This entry refers to changes in GCC 3.4 and GCC 4.3 which were released
in 2004 and 2008, respectively, and this is hardly a FAQ any more.
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1 file changed, 50 deletions(-)
@@ -605,56 +605,6 @@ a parse error before the character <code>:</code> (the colon before
<p>The simplest way to avoid this is to write <code>std::vector<
::X></code>, i.e. place a space between the opening angle bracket
and the scope operator.</p></dd>
-
-
-<dt id="cxx_rvalbind">Copy constructor access check while initializing a
-reference.</dt>
-
-<dd><p>Consider this code:</p>
-
-<blockquote><pre>
-class A
-{
-public:
- A();
-
-private:
- A(const A&); // private copy ctor
-};
-
-A makeA(void);
-void foo(const A&);
-
-void bar(void)
-{
- foo(A()); // error, copy ctor is not accessible
- foo(makeA()); // error, copy ctor is not accessible
-
- A a1;
- foo(a1); // OK, a1 is a lvalue
-}</pre></blockquote>
-
-<p>Starting with GCC 3.4.0, binding an rvalue to a const reference requires
-an accessible copy constructor. This might be surprising at first sight,
-especially since most popular compilers do not correctly implement this
-rule.</p>
-
-<p>The C++ Standard says that a temporary object should be created in
-this context and its contents filled with a copy of the object we are
-trying to bind to the reference; it also says that the temporary copy
-can be elided, but the semantic constraints (eg. accessibility) of the
-copy constructor still have to be checked.</p>
-
-<p>For further information, you can consult the following paragraphs of
-the C++ standard: [dcl.init.ref] wwwdocs:/5, bullet 2, sub-bullet 1, and
-[class.temporary] wwwdocs:/2.</p>
-
-<p>Starting with GCC 4.3.0, GCC no longer gives an error for this
-case. This change is based on the
-<a href="https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_defects.html#391">intent
-of the C++ language committee</a>. As of 2010-05-28, the final
-proposed draft of the C++0x standard permits this code without error.</p>
-</dd>
</dl>
<h3 id="upgrading">Common problems when upgrading the compiler</h3>