http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53837
Bug #: 53837 Summary: Unpacking variadic template parameters in a method parameter default value gives parse error Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: johan...@laire.fi -------- bug.cpp -------- template <typename... Args> int f() { return 42; } template <typename... Args> struct B1 { B1(int i = f<Args...>()); // ERROR void m(int i = f<Args...>()); // ERROR }; struct B2 { template <typename... Args> void m(int i = f<Args...>()); // ERROR }; template <typename... Args> struct B3 { B3(int i = call_f()); // OK void m(int i = call_f()); // OK static int call_f() { return f<Args...>(); } }; template <typename... Args> void g(int i = f<Args...>()); // OK int main() {} -------- bug.cpp -------- $ g++ -std=c++0x bug.cpp bug.cpp:6:22: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘>’ token bug.cpp:6:19: error: expected ‘;’ at end of member declaration bug.cpp:6:22: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘>’ token bug.cpp:7:26: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘>’ token bug.cpp:7:23: error: expected ‘;’ at end of member declaration bug.cpp:7:26: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘>’ token bug.cpp:6:13: error: parse error in template argument list bug.cpp:7:17: error: parse error in template argument list bug.cpp:12:26: error: expected ‘)’ before ‘>’ token bug.cpp:12:26: error: expected initializer before ‘>’ token $ clang++ -std=c++0x bug.cpp $ GCC versions 4.4.3, 4.6.2, and 4.7.1 give parse errors on the marked lines. Clang 3.0 doesn't complain. Note that g() parses fine.