Is the following code legal C++?
MS Visual C++ fails, but gcc and clang are fine: https://godbolt.org/z/vsQOaW
It could be an msvc bug, but wanted to check first:
struct Base {
virtual void junk() = 0;
};
template <class T>
struct Derived : Base {
void junk() override {
T::junkImpl();
}
void otherMethod() {
}
};
template <class T>
struct NotDerived {
void junk() {
T::junkImpl();
}
void otherMethod() {
}
};
struct TypeWithJunk {
void junkImpl() {
}
};
struct TypeWithoutJunk {};
void reproduce(NotDerived<TypeWithoutJunk>* ndt, Derived<TypeWithoutJunk>* dt) {
// works - junk is not used, not instantiated
ndt->otherMethod();
// fails on MSVC - junk is instantiated even if not used
dt->otherMethod();
}