Hello, currently beforementioned test fails on tru64cxx65 with the following error message: cxx: Error: ../libs/algorithm/string/test/container_test.cpp, line 94: #434 a reference of type "char *&" (not const-qualified) cannot be initialized with a value of type "char [4]" argument_test( ach1, "abc" ); The underlying problem is illustrated by the following code snippet: ---%<--- template< typename T > void argument_cv_test( const T& C, const string& strResult ) { } template< typename T > void argument_test( T& C, const string& strResult ) { } void foo() { char ach1[]="abc"; argument_cv_test( ach1, "abc" ); // ok argument_test( ach1, "abc" ); // not ok } --->%--- The line marked as not ok triggers the error. I tried to compile that code snippet with Comeau online and it succeeds. But I could not find a definitive answer in the C++ standard whether that code is legal or not. If it's legal, could anyone please provide me with a reference to the paragraph of the standard which applies here? I would need that to file a proper bug report to HP. TIA, Markus