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c++ - bug?: Error: reference must refer to same type or be const

reply "Matthew" <admin.hat stlsoft.dot.org> writes:
inline ss_sint8_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint8_t &r, ss_sint8_t v)              
{ return (r = v); }
inline ss_uint8_t &transfer_resource(ss_uint8_t &r, ss_uint8_t v)              
{ return (r = v); }
inline ss_sint16_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint16_t &r, ss_sint16_t v)           
{ return (r = v); }
inline ss_uint16_t &transfer_resource(ss_uint16_t &r, ss_uint16_t v)           
{ return (r = v); }
inline ss_sint32_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint32_t &r, ss_sint32_t v)           
{ return (r = v); }

Changing it to

    { return ((r = v), r); }

fixes it, but it still seems like a bug to me.

Other compilers don't have a problem with the original form
Feb 22 2005
parent "Matthew" <matthew hat.stlsoft.dot.org> writes:
Any movement on this?

"Matthew" <admin.hat stlsoft.dot.org> wrote in message
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 inline ss_sint8_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint8_t &r, ss_sint8_t v)


{ return (r = v); }

 inline ss_uint8_t &transfer_resource(ss_uint8_t &r, ss_uint8_t v)


{ return (r = v); }

 inline ss_sint16_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint16_t &r, ss_sint16_t v)


{ return (r = v); }

 inline ss_uint16_t &transfer_resource(ss_uint16_t &r, ss_uint16_t v)


{ return (r = v); }

 inline ss_sint32_t &transfer_resource(ss_sint32_t &r, ss_sint32_t v)


{ return (r = v); }

 Changing it to

     { return ((r = v), r); }

 fixes it, but it still seems like a bug to me.

 Other compilers don't have a problem with the original form
Sep 11 2005