#include "../Eigen/Sparse" using namespace Eigen; void call_ref(Ref<SparseMatrix<float> > a) { } int main() { SparseMatrix<float> a(10,10); SparseMatrixBase<SparseMatrix<float> > &ac(a); #ifdef EIGEN_SHOULD_FAIL_TO_BUILD call_ref(ac); #else call_ref(ac.derived()); #endif }