http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53762
Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #3 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-06-24 18:09:39 UTC --- Invalid as mentioned as: pa = &static_cast<A&>(*pb); ^^^ Deferences a null pointer at the caret.