Why does this not compile (tried with Clang 3.4.2 and GCC versions 4.7.4, 4.8.3 and 4.9.1):
#include <exception>
struct E { E(int) {} };
int main() {
std::throw_with_nested(E(42));
return 0;
}
Errors from GCC 4.9.1:
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/exception:163:0,
from test.cpp:1:
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h: In instantiation of 'static const std::nested_exception* std::__get_nested_helper<_Ex>::_S_get(const _Ex&) [with _Ex = E]':
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:104:51: required from 'const std::nested_exception* std::__get_nested_exception(const _Ex&) [with _Ex = E]'
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:138:38: required from 'void std::throw_with_nested(_Ex) [with _Ex = E]'
test.cpp:6:31: required from here
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:90:59: error: cannot dynamic_cast '& __ex' (of type 'const struct E*') to type 'const class std::nested_exception*' (source type is not polymorphic)
{ return dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(&__ex); }
^
Errors from Clang 3.4.2:
In file included from test.cpp:1:
In file included from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/exception:163:
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:90:16: error: 'E' is not polymorphic
{ return dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(&__ex); }
^ ~~~~~
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:104:40: note: in instantiation of member function 'std::__get_nested_helper<E>::_S_get' requested here
{ return __get_nested_helper<_Ex>::_S_get(__ex); }
^
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.9.1/include/g++-v4/bits/nested_exception.h:138:11: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'std::__get_nested_exception<E>' requested here
if (__get_nested_exception(__ex))
^
test.cpp:6:8: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'std::throw_with_nested<E>' requested here
std::throw_with_nested(E(42));
^
Does std::throw_with_nested
in C++11 expect an argument with polymorphic type or is this a bug in the compiler or libstdc++?