http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52964
--- Comment #4 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-04-12 23:23:31 UTC --- (In reply to comment #3) > With -fsyntax-only, the warning is not emitted -- any reason for that? Yes because -fsyntax-only does not do template instantatiations at all IIRC.