C++ Misunderstandings (Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)) (original) (raw)

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15.7 Common Misunderstandings with GNU C++ ¶

C++ is a complex language and an evolving one, and its standard definition (the ISO C++ standard) was only recently completed. As a result, your C++ compiler may occasionally surprise you, even when its behavior is correct. This section discusses some areas that frequently give rise to questions of this sort.

• Declare and Define Static Members
• Name Lookup, Templates, and Accessing Members of Base Classes
• Temporaries May Vanish Before You Expect
• Implicit Copy-Assignment for Virtual Bases