$ g++ -v
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=g++
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/home/software/gcc-4.6.0/libexec/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.6.0/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/home/software/gcc-4.6.0 --with-gmp=/home/jhand/inst --with-mpfr=/home/jhand/inst
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.6.0 (GCC)


$ cat typeof.cpp 
template <typename Container>
class A
{
public:
    A(Container& container) {}
};

class B {
protected:
    int member;
};

class C: public B {
public:
    int method() const;
};

int C::method() const {
    A<typeof((B::member))> iter(B::member);
    return 0;
}

int main()
{
    return 0;
}


$ g++ -o typeof typeof.cpp 
typeof3.cpp: In member function 'int C::method() const':
typeof3.cpp:19:42: error: no matching function for call to 'A<int>::A(const int&)'
typeof3.cpp:19:42: note: candidates are:
typeof3.cpp:5:5: note: A<Container>::A(Container&) [with Container = int]
typeof3.cpp:5:5: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'const int' to 'int&'
typeof3.cpp:2:7: note: A<int>::A(const A<int>&)
typeof3.cpp:2:7: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'const int' to 'const A<int>&'


A couple of additional notes.  I get the same error with gcc 4.4.3, 4.5.1, and 4.6.0.  I get the same error if I use decltype instead of typeof.  I can get it to compile if I do not use the fully qualified name (B::member), however in my real application I must use the fully qualified name.