https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=65168
Bug ID: 65168 Summary: diagnostic: missing: reference cannot be bound to dereferenced null pointer Product: gcc Version: 5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: jan.kratochvil at redhat dot com Target: x86_64-linux-gnu int main() { int *p=static_cast<int *>(0),&r=*p; return !&r; } -Wall g++ (GCC) 5.0.0 20150221 (experimental) <nothing> clang++ (clang-3.5.0-6.fc21.x86_64): ref.C:3:12: warning: reference cannot be bound to dereferenced null pointer in well-defined C++ code; pointer may be assumed to always convert to true [-Wundefined-bool-conversion] I have no idea if it can be miscompiled by either compiler. Still I find useful to be notified I write non-conforming C++ code.