https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=94242
Bug ID: 94242 Summary: filesystem::path::generic_string() only works with std::allocator Product: gcc Version: 9.3.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: rejects-valid Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libstdc++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: redi at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- #include <filesystem> template<typename T> struct A { using value_type = T; T* allocate(std::size_t n) { return std::allocator<T>().allocate(n); } void deallocate(T* p, std::size_t n) { std::allocator<T>().deallocate(p, n); } }; std::filesystem::path p; std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, A<char>> s = p.generic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, A<char>>(); Compiled with -std=gnu++17: In file included from /home/jwakely/gcc/10/include/c++/10.0.1/filesystem:45, from gen.cc:1: /home/jwakely/gcc/10/include/c++/10.0.1/bits/fs_path.h: In instantiation of 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator> std::filesystem::__cxx11::path::generic_string(const _Allocator&) const [with _CharT = char; _Traits = std::char_traits<char>; _Allocator = A<char>]': gen.cc:14:61: required from here /home/jwakely/gcc/10/include/c++/10.0.1/bits/fs_path.h:1129:19: error: no matching function for call to 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>::basic_string(const A<char>&)' 1129 | string_type __str(__a); | ^~~~~