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<a href=https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/130917>130917</a>
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friend function with default parameters causes "redefinition of default argument" error in templates
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new issue
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wingerZYM
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<pre>
### Summary:
Starting from commit `38b3d87bd384a469a6618ec6a971352cb4f813ba` in LLVM, Clang 20 reports
`error: redefinition of default argument` when using `friend` functions
in template classes, even though the default argument is only defined once.
### Steps to Reproduce:
Compile the following minimal example with Clang 20:
```cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
namespace Work {
namespace detail {
class Obj;
} // namespace detail
using Ptr = std::unique_ptr<detail::Obj>;
template <int>
Ptr Create(const void* key = nullptr); // default argument only once.
namespace detail {
class Obj {
protected:
Obj(const void* key) {
std::cout << "Obj::Obj\n";
}
};
template <int>
class ObjImpl : public Obj {
public:
ObjImpl(const void* key)
: Obj(key) {
std::cout << "ObjImpl::ObjImpl\n";
}
template <int>
friend Ptr Work::Create(const void*);
};
} // namespace detail
template <int i>
Ptr Create(const void* key) { // error: redefinition of default argument
return Ptr(new detail::ObjImpl<i>(key));
}
} // namespace Work
int main() {
auto ptr = Work::Create<192>(nullptr);
return 0;
}
```
### Result:
clang++ reports:
```
./build/bin/clang++ -std=c++20 /mnt/e/test/error.cpp
/mnt/e/test/error.cpp:38:24: error: redefinition of default argument
13 | Ptr Create(const void* key) {
| ^
/mnt/e/test/error.cpp:39:20: note: in instantiation of template class 'Work::detail::ObjImpl<192>' requested here
39 | return Ptr(new detail::ObjImpl<i>(key));
| ^
/mnt/e/test/error.cpp:45:22: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'Work::Create<192>' requested here
45 | auto ptr = Work::Create<192>(nullptr);
| ^
/mnt/e/test/error.cpp:32:40: note: previous definition is here
32 | friend Ptr Work::Create(const void*);
| ^
1 error generated.
```
### Workaround:
If we remove the default parameter from Ptr Create(const void* key = nullptr);, then Clang++ compiles correctly.
If we remove the friend declaration, Clang++ also compiles correctly.
### Regression:
git branch: release/20.x
First bad commit: 38b3d87bd384a469a6618ec6a971352cb4f813ba
This issue does not occur in earlier versions of branch.
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