Consider the following code:
constexpr int x = 0;
constexpr int y = 1;
constexpr std::pair<const int &, const int &> p {x,y};
Shouldn’t that compile? (with -std=c++1y)
In C++14, we have:
constexpr pair(const T1& x, const T2& y);
(and yes, libc++ implements it that way).
But clang rejects it, with:
junk2.cpp:18:46: error: constexpr variable 'p' must be initialized by a constant
expression
constexpr std::pair<const int&, const int&> p { x, y };
^~~~~~~~
junk2.cpp:18:46: note: reference to 'x' is not a constant expression
junk2.cpp:15:16: note: declared here
constexpr int x = 0;
with the caret pointing at the ‘p’ in "> p { x, y };”
Followup question. Assuming that this should compile, then what about this?
typedef std::pair<const int &, const int &> p_t;
constexpr int x = 0;
constexpr int y = 1;
constexpr p_t foo () { return p_t{x,y}; }
constexpr p_t bar = foo();
pair’s copy and copy constructors are defined as “= default”.
But, 20.3.2/2 says:
The defaulted move and copy constructor, respectively, of pair shall be a constexpr function if and only if all required element-wise initializations for copy and move, respectively, would satisfy the requirements for a constexpr function.
— Marshall
Consider the following code:
constexpr int x = 0;
constexpr int y = 1;
constexpr std::pair<const int &, const int &> p {x,y};
Shouldn't that compile? (with -std=c++1y)
Depends. If this is namespace-scope, then yes. If it's block-scope, then no
(it should compile only if the addresses of x and y are constant).
In C++14, we have:
constexpr pair(const T1& x, const T2& y);
(and yes, libc++ implements it that way).
But clang rejects it, with:
junk2.cpp:18:46: error: constexpr variable 'p' must be initialized by a
constant
expression
constexpr std::pair<const int&, const int&> p { x, y };
^~~~~~~~
junk2.cpp:18:46: note: reference to 'x' is not a constant expression
junk2.cpp:15:16: note: declared here
constexpr int x = 0;
with the caret pointing at the 'p' in "> p { x, y };"
Followup question. Assuming that this should compile, then what about this?
typedef std::pair<const int &, const int &> p_t;
constexpr int x = 0;
constexpr int y = 1;
constexpr p_t foo () { return p_t{x,y}; }
constexpr p_t bar = foo();
pair's copy and copy constructors are defined as "= default".
But, 20.3.2/2 says:
The defaulted move and copy constructor, respectively, of pair shall be a
constexpr function if and only if all required element-wise initializations
for copy and move, respectively, would satisfy the requirements for a
constexpr function.
I think this should work (and indeed it seems to with libc++, but not with
libstdc++ where the pair move constructor is not constexpr).