according to standard: [basic.scope.local]:
Names declared in the for-init-statement, the for-range-declaration, and in the condition of if, while, for, and switch statements are local to the if, while, for, or switch statement (including the controlled statement), and shall not be redeclared in a subsequent condition of that statement nor in the outermost block (or, for the if statement, any of the outermost blocks) of the controlled statement; see 6.4. and: [stmt.select] [ Example: if (int x = f()) { int x; // ill-formed, redeclaration of x } else { int x; // ill-formed, redeclaration of x } ¡ªend example ] However g++ compiles the example, without generating warning or error. -Wshadow reports warning. g++ -v: Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-4.3.4/work/gcc-4.3.4/configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.3.4 --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/include --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4 --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/man --infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/info --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.4/include/g++-v4 --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --disable-altivec --disable-fixed-point --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --with-system-zlib --disable-checking --disable-werror --enable-secureplt --disable-multilib --enable-libmudflap --disable-libssp --enable-libgomp --disable-libgcj --with-arch=i686 --enable-languages=c,c++,treelang,fortran --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --with-bugurl=http://bugs.gentoo.org/ --with-pkgversion='Gentoo 4.3.4 p1.0, pie-10.1.5' Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.4 (Gentoo 4.3.4 p1.0, pie-10.1.5) -- Summary: g++ violate [basic.scope.local]. Product: gcc Version: 4.3.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: pi3orama at gmail dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41965