http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55713
Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |rejects-valid Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Last reconfirmed| |2012-12-16 Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #3 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-12-16 20:39:51 UTC --- What stackoverflow says is not gospel, but I agree this should compile. The summary is misleading, it's not convertible, because the base class is inaccessible.