http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48562
Summary: Prematurely destroys initializer_list array when using new-expression Product: gcc Version: 4.6.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: schaub.johan...@googlemail.com The C++0x spec requires that GCC destroys the backing-up array at "delete p", but GCC appears to destroy it immediately after the first declaration (as checked by using a class type that has a side-effecting destructor). auto *p= new initializer_list<int>{1, 2, 3}; { auto q(*p); } delete p;