[Bug c++/29834] g++ thinks it is a declaration when it cannot be

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29834

--- Comment #12 from M.S. Babaei <ace.of.zerosync at gmail dot com> ---
(In reply to Manuel LÃpez-IbÃÃez from comment #10)
> (In reply to M.S. Babaei from comment #8)
> > But this is a bug, and I see no reason why it hasn't been fixed anyway.
> 
> I see plenty of reasons: It is a obscure bug, there are easy work-arounds,
> there are very few G++ developers (maybe 4-5 sporadic and two full-time? I
> am not even sure they are actually full-time...), and there are literally
> thousands of other bugs requiring attention. Any help would be welcome.
> 
> > Unfortunately I don't know C and do not understand how inner parts of GCC works.
> 
> G++ is written in C++. The C++ FE is mostly isolated from other parts of the
> compiler and the parser is almost solely contained in gcc/cp/parser.c. If
> you know enough C++, you should be able to follow what it does. I am not
> saying it is pretty or easy, but it is doable. If you can use a debugger,
> you could figure out why g++ is getting confused here and what it should do
> instead.

Thanks for the answer, I'll give it a shot.