http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46526
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Last reconfirmed| |2010.11.17 22:22:55 Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2010-11-17 22:22:55 UTC --- struct Base { virtual int getid() = 0; }; struct A : public Base { virtual int getid() { return 1; } }; struct B : public Base { virtual int getid() { throw "here"; } }; int main() { A a; B b; Base& ar = a; ar.getid(); // throws } Only fails with 4.6.0 and -std=c++0x