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MSVC issue with name lookup in user-defined deduction guide

From: Hani Deek <Hani_deek_at_[hidden]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:22:48 +0000
I filed a bug report to MSVC about the code sample in this link https://godbolt.org/z/1nnxWhK4f

It compiles without problems with GCC and Clang, but does not compile with MSVC.

The link to the bug report that I submitted is https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Incorrect-name-lookup-in-user-defined-de/1456401.

The answer that I received from Microsoft to the bug report is unclear, but apparently they say that their compiler is correct to refuse the code sample. It will compile only if you use the /permissive switch, which allows non-standard-conforming code to compile.

I generally have low trust in what the MSVC people say on such matters, because in the past they dismissed some bug reports that I submitted without real basis. Apparently they just try to reduce their workload by arbitrarily dismissing some bug reports which they deem unimportant.

The latest C++ standard says under [6.4.4] "If [a parameter-declaration-clause] P is associated with a deduction-guide, its scope extends to the end of the deduction-guide." Therefore, I believe the code should compile without the /permissive switch, isn't that correct?

Received on 2021-06-22 12:22:53