maybe GCC C++ bug in namespace handling?

[Dirk Mueller <dmuell at gmx dot net>]

Hi, 

I've found an incompatibility in the namespace handling between gcc and 
non-gcc compilers, and I am not sure which one is right..

Given this sample snippet: 
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namespace ns {

class base {
public:
  virtual ~base() {};
  virtual void foo() {};
};

}

class derived : public ns::base {
public:
  virtual void foo();
};

void derived::foo()
{
  base::foo(); // or ns::base::foo ?
}

int main() 
{
  derived d;
  d.foo();
  return 0;
}

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and the line with the comment. which of the statements is correct ? 
gcc groks both without a warning or an error, while other compilers only
accept the second variant. 

I'm undecided about the correct behaviour. Can anyone please shed a light on 
this ?


Dirk