http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48453
Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|[C++0x] Invalid reference |[C++0x] [DR 1287] Invalid |initialization via explicit |reference initialization |conversion |via explicit conversion --- Comment #5 from Jason Merrill <jason at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Added DR 1287 reference. I'm inclined to leave the bug suspended until that issue is resolved.