I was getting different results from the same snippet of code running under different C++ version with Clang++. It seems like the compiler had automatically called the RVO/NRVO when I compiled the code with C++17, curious is that a bug or different feature?
Apple clang version 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.33.17)
Running under C++11 with the following command:
clang++ test.cc -fno-elide-constructors -std=c++11 -o test
Result:
Move Constructor
Move Constructor
100
Running under C++17 with the following command:
clang++ test.cc -fno-elide-constructors -std=c++17 -o test
Result:
100
The code (test.cc):
struct A {
A() = default;
A(int v) : p(new int(v)) {}
~A() { delete p; }
A(const A&) = delete;
A& operator=(const A&) = delete;
A(A&& rhs) noexcept : p(rhs.p) {
std::cout << "Move Constructor" << std::endl;
rhs.p = nullptr;
}
A& operator=(A&& rhs) noexcept {
std::cout << "Move Operator" << std::endl;
p = rhs.p;
rhs.p = nullptr;
return *this;
}
int getPV() const { return *p; }
private:
int* p;
};
A getTempA(int v) { return A(v); }
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
auto a = getTempA(100);
std::cout << a.getPV() << std::endl;
return 0;
}