Compiler bug, or non standard code? - Variadic template capture in lambda

Question

I have the following C++11 code;

template<typename... T>
int g(T... t)
{
    return 0;
}

template<class... Args>
void f(Args... args)
{
    auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); };
    lm();
}

int main()
{
    f(2, 5, 7);
}

I do believe that it's valid C++11, according to; Section 5.1.2.23 of the standard;

A capture followed by an ellipsis is a pack expansion (14.5.3). [ Example:

template<class... Args> void f(Args... args) {
    auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); }; lm();
}

— end example ]

However while Clang++ compiles fine, G++ provides this error;

main.cpp: In function 'void f(Args ...)':
main.cpp:10:23: error: expected ',' before '...' token
     auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); };
                   ^
main.cpp:10:23: error: expected identifier before '...' token
main.cpp:10:26: error: parameter packs not expanded with '...':
     auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); };
                      ^
main.cpp:10:26: note:         'args'
main.cpp: In lambda function:
main.cpp:10:43: error: expansion pattern 'args' contains no argument packs
     auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); };
                                       ^
main.cpp: In instantiation of 'struct f(Args ...) [with Args = {int, int, int}]::__lambda0':
main.cpp:10:49:   required from 'void f(Args ...) [with Args = {int, int, int}]'
main.cpp:16:14:   required from here
main.cpp:10:19: error: using invalid field 'f(Args ...)::__lambda0::__args'
     auto lm = [&, args...] { return g(args...); };
                   ^

So my question is simply, is this a compiler bug in G++?

Answer 1

It looks like support has not been implemented in GCC. Vice versa, you cannot have a lambda inside a pack expansion (to produce one lambda per pack argument). It seems the two features don't play together at all.

If you simply use [&] instead, then there is a more helpful error message:

sorry, unimplemented: use of ‘type_pack_expansion’ in template

Disclaimer: My copy of GCC was built in late July; I'm probably due for an upgrade.