gcc 2.95.2 C++ bug

[Anders Widell <awl at hem dot passagen dot se>]

I get an "Internal compiler error" in gcc 2.95.2 on my Linux 2.2.13 /
glibc 2.1.2 / Pentium II system. It also bugs out on Solaris /
UltraSPARC.

$ /usr/local/gcc/bin/gcc -v --save-temps -c gcc_2_95_2_bug.C
Reading specs from
/usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/specs
gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
 /usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/cpp -lang-c++ -v
-D__GNUC__=2 -D__GNUG__=2 -D__GNUC_MINOR__=95 -D__cplusplus -D__ELF__
-Dunix -D__i386__ -Dlinux -D__ELF__ -D__unix__ -D__i386__ -D__linux__
-D__unix -D__linux -Asystem(posix) -D__EXCEPTIONS -Acpu(i386)
-Amachine(i386) -Di386 -D__i386 -D__i386__ -Di686 -Dpentiumpro -D__i686
-D__i686__ -D__pentiumpro -D__pentiumpro__ gcc_2_95_2_bug.C
gcc_2_95_2_bug.ii
GNU CPP version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) (i386 Linux/ELF)
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/../../../../include/g++-3

 /usr/local/gcc/include
 /usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/include

 /usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/include
 /usr/include
End of search list.
The following default directories have been omitted from the search
path:
End of omitted list.
 /usr/local/gcc/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/cc1plus
gcc_2_95_2_bug.ii -quiet -dumpbase gcc_2_95_2_bug.cc -version -o
gcc_2_95_2_bug.s
GNU C++ version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled
by GNU C
version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release).
gcc_2_95_2_bug.C:6: Internal compiler error.
gcc_2_95_2_bug.C:6: Please submit a full bug report.
gcc_2_95_2_bug.C:6: See
<URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/faq.html#bugreport> for
instructions.

// This program gives an "Internal compiler error"
// with gcc 2.95.2 on linux 2.2.13 / glibc 2.1.2 / Pentium II

namespace foo {
  template<typename T> class bar {
    template<typename Y> friend class bar;
  };
}