Does ISO C++ (11) permit a private non-static class member variable to be optimised away? This could be detected:
class X { int x; };
assert (sizeof(X) >= sizeof(int));
but I am not aware of a clause that demands the assertion above.
To clarify: (a) Is there a clause in the C++ Standard that ensure the assertion above.
(b) Can anyone think of any other way to detect the elision of x? [offsetof?]
(c) Is the optimisation permitted anyhow, despite (a) and (b)?
I have a feeling the optimisation could be possible if the class is local to a function but not otherwise (but I'd like to have a definitive citation).