c++/1791: wtf is synopsis?

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>Number:         1791
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       wtf is synopsis?
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 26 16:46:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     yours truly (Alex)
>Release:        gcc --version = 2.96
>Organization:
>Environment:
RedHat 7.0, PII-400Mhz, 128MB, bash, non-root user
>Description:
In a header file a class is declared. One of the methods of the class, namely:

    public:
        void    setTimeout(void){m_dtDateTime.setNow();}

was mistakenly defined as:
        void    setTimeout(void){m_dtDateTime.setNow;}.

This resulted in a segfault. "setNow" is a: 
	void setNow(void); 
and is a member of another class.

"setTimeout" is on line 59 in the header file. Here's the command line and the error msgs:

c++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I /home/alexe/work/vm/vmshared -I /home/alexe/work/vm/vminternal -I /home/alexe/work/vm/vminternal/tcp -I /home/alexe/work/bm/bminternal/threads  -I /home/alexe/work/bm/bminternal/packets -I /usr/local/ssl/include     -g -g -O2 -Wall -Wno-unused   -c VMScheduler.cpp
VMScheduler.h: In method `BOOL VMScheduler::forceEvent (int, BMObject 
*, int)':
VMScheduler.h:59: Internal error: Segmentation fault.

After correcting the error the code compiled properly (no warnings, no errors) and there was no segfault anymore.

I am sorry for being unable to submit the full source to you, but will gladly answer your questions if you have any. Here's the class declaration:

class SMSTimerEvent : public VMObject
{
friend VMScheduler;
        ccDateTime     	m_dtDateTime;
        smsTimerCode_t 	m_iCode;
        BOOL            m_bRecurring;  
    public:
        SMSTimerEvent(){m_iCode = TE_INVALID; setParent(NULL); setEmplr(NULL);};
        SMSTimerEvent(ccDateTime& t, smsTimerCode_t c, BOOL recr, VMObject* ptrObj, VMObject* ptrParent);
        
        BOOL    isTimeout(void){return m_dtDateTime.isExpired();}
        void    setTimeout(void){m_dtDateTime.setNow();}
        
        BOOL    isRecurring(void){return m_bRecurring;}
       
        virtual ~SMSTimerEvent(){};
        void    dump(int=0);
        void    process(void);
};


>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
After correcting the error (i.e. put brackets after function call) the code compiled properly (no warnings, no errors) and there was no segfault anymore.
Same code compiles and runs properly with gcc ver 2.91.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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