std::shared_ptr in an std::initializer_list appears to be getting destroyed prematurely

Question

Edit: This is indeed caused by a bug in Visual Studio - and it has already been fixed. The issue is not reproducible after applying Update 2

Answer 1

See the original answer for analysis of object lifetimes of the code in the question. This one isolates the bug.

---

I made a minimal reproduction. It's more code, but a lot less library code involved. And easier to trace.

#include 

template
struct X
{
    int i = N;

    typedef X self;
    virtual int GetValue() { return 0; }
    X()                               { std::cerr << "X<" << N << ">() default ctor" << std::endl; }
    X(const self& right) : i(right.i) { std::cerr << "X<" << N << ">(const X<" << N << "> &) copy-ctor" << std::endl; }
    X(self&& right)      : i(right.i) { std::cerr << "X<" << N << ">(X<" << N << ">&&      ) moving copy-ctor" << std::endl; }

    template
    X(const X& right) : i(right.i) { std::cerr << "X<" << N << ">(const X<" << M << "> &) conversion-ctor" << std::endl; }
    template
    X(X&& right)      : i(right.i) { std::cerr << "X<" << N << ">(X<" << M << ">&&      ) moving conversion-ctor" << std::endl; }

    ~X() { std::cerr << "~X<" << N << ">(), i = " << i << std::endl; }
};

template
X make_X() { return X{}; }

#include 
int main()
{
    std::initializer_list< X<0> > foo
        {
            make_X<1>(),
            make_X<2>(),
            make_X<3>(),
            make_X<4>(),
        };

    std::cerr << "Reached end of main" << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

The output is BAD on both x64:

C:\Code\SO22924358>cl /EHsc minimal.cpp
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 18.00.21005.1 for x64
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

minimal.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.21005.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:minimal.exe
minimal.obj

C:\Code\SO22924358>minimal
X<1>() default ctor
X<0>(X<1>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<2>() default ctor
X<0>(X<2>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<3>() default ctor
X<0>(X<3>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<4>() default ctor
X<0>(X<4>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
~X<0>(), i = 2
~X<2>(), i = 2
~X<0>(), i = 1
~X<1>(), i = 1
Reached end of main
~X<0>(), i = 4
~X<0>(), i = 3
~X<0>(), i = 2
~X<0>(), i = 1

and x86:

C:\Code\SO22924358>cl /EHsc minimal.cpp
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 18.00.21005.1 for x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

minimal.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.21005.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:minimal.exe
minimal.obj

C:\Code\SO22924358>minimal
X<1>() default ctor
X<0>(X<1>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<2>() default ctor
X<0>(X<2>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<3>() default ctor
X<0>(X<3>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
X<4>() default ctor
X<0>(X<4>&&      ) moving conversion-ctor
~X<0>(), i = 2
~X<2>(), i = 2
~X<0>(), i = 1
~X<1>(), i = 1
Reached end of main
~X<0>(), i = 4
~X<0>(), i = 3
~X<0>(), i = 2
~X<0>(), i = 1

Definitely a compiler bug, and a pretty severe one. If you file a report on Connect I and many others will be happy to upvote.