http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44499
--- Comment #20 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-09-25 13:57:13 UTC --- Probably this change: 2011-09-23 Jason Merrill <ja...@redhat.com> Core 253 - allow const objects with no initializer or user-provided default constructor if the defaulted constructor initializes all the subobjects. PR c++/20039 PR c++/42844 * class.c (default_init_uninitialized_part): New. * cp-tree.h: Declare it. * decl.c (check_for_uninitialized_const_var): Use it. * init.c (perform_member_init): Likewise. (build_new_1): Likewise. * method.c (walk_field_subobs): Likewise.