===================================================================
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct C {
};
int main() {
C c;
- A(c.p.i); // { dg-error "9:request for member 'i' in 'c.C::p', which is of non-class type 'B" }
+ A(c.p.i); // { dg-error "9:request for member 'i' in 'c.C::p', which has pointer type 'B" }
return 0;
}
===================================================================
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// PR c++/44524
+
+template<typename, typename>
+struct map
+{
+ bool empty();
+};
+
+int bar(map<int, float> *X) {
+ return X.empty(); // { dg-error "which has pointer type 'map" }
+}
===================================================================
@@ -2128,8 +2128,16 @@ build_class_member_access_expr (tree object, tree
if (!CLASS_TYPE_P (object_type))
{
if (complain & tf_error)
- error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which is of non-class type %qT",
- member, object, object_type);
+ {
+ if (POINTER_TYPE_P (object_type)
+ && CLASS_TYPE_P (TREE_TYPE (object_type)))
+ error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which has pointer "
+ "type %qT (maybe you meant to use %<->%> ?)",
+ member, object, object_type);
+ else
+ error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which is of non-class "
+ "type %qT", member, object, object_type);
+ }
return error_mark_node;
}
@@ -2508,8 +2516,16 @@ finish_class_member_access_expr (tree object, tree
if (!CLASS_TYPE_P (object_type))
{
if (complain & tf_error)
- error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which is of non-class type %qT",
- name, object, object_type);
+ {
+ if (POINTER_TYPE_P (object_type)
+ && CLASS_TYPE_P (TREE_TYPE (object_type)))
+ error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which has pointer "
+ "type %qT (maybe you meant to use %<->%> ?)",
+ name, object, object_type);
+ else
+ error ("request for member %qD in %qE, which is of non-class "
+ "type %qT", name, object, object_type);
+ }
return error_mark_node;
}