http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49488
Summary: [C++0x] Use 'final' for devirtualization purposes Product: gcc Version: 4.7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: paolo.carl...@oracle.com This is an internal reminder for this issue, which I already briefly discussed with Jason in private email and also @ Google GCC Gathering a few days ago, where the issue has been classified by the knowledgeable attendees largely as a c++ front-end one. Link to Vincenzo' message on the gcc mailing list raising explicitly the issue for the first time: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2011-05/msg00319.html