[Boost-users] signals2::slot_type & g++ anti-aliasing warning

Hi, I bumped into an issue, where g++ would give me an anti-aliasing warning for very basic / straightforward signals2 code. consider the following sample code: #include <iostream> #include #include typedef boost::signals2::signal sig_t; void ff(void) { std::cout << "ff" << std::endl; } int main(void) { sig_t::slot_type ss = boost::bind(&ff); return 0; } when compiled with the -Wall and -O2 flags, I get the following compiler warning: ... sample.cxx:13: instantiated from here /home/maroy/src/mxp/usr/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp:321: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules /home/maroy/src/mxp/usr/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp:325: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules (I can provide the full compiler output if needed) this is with boost 1.44 on a linux x86_64, g++ version 4.4.3 omitting either the -O2 or the -Wall flags will make the warning go away. what am I doing wrong? Akos