Internal compiler error, egcs release 1.1b, --version egcs-2.91.57

[temporary user <maciejr at hiwi-pc1 dot bauingenieure dot uni-stuttgart dot de>]

// Internal compiler error with egcs release 1.1b

// I am learning STL and trying to see what is legal I have triggered an internal compiler error.
// This is a stripped version. Compiling with
//
// g++ string_old_iter.cpp
//
// results in an error:
//
//           string_old_iter.cpp:14: Internal compiler error.
//           string_old_iter.cpp:14: Please submit a full bug report to `egcs-bugs@cygnus.com'. 

#include <algorithm>

// If I comment the next line out,

#include <functional>

// I get another message:
//
//           g++: Internal compiler error: program cc1plus got fatal signal 11
//
// If I try to simplify the code by removing the irrelevant 'val' parameter
// from the function definition and from the call,
// the error message changes to the shorter one again.

template<class C, class T> int count (const C& v, const T val)
{
    typename C::const_iterator i = v.begin();
    return i;
}

int main()
{
    char s[] = "an old style string";
    int c = count (s, 'n');
}

// I am using egcs 1.1b, --version == egcs-2.91.57.
// The machine I am using is Pentium II 333 MHz, 64MB RAM,
// Linux from Suse 5.3. distribution, displays 'Linux version 2.0.35 (gcc 2.7.2.1)'
// when starting up, uses libc5.4.46 apparently.
// When building egcs, I ran the configure script with no options. It has recognised
// my platform as i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1 -- I suppose it is the same thing as libc5.
// Then I did 'make bootstrap' and 'make install' as suggested in the instructions,
// all options default.
// Binutils version is 2.9.1.0.7, obtained as libc5 binaries and installed before
// downloading egcs.
//
// Certainly this problem does not matter in real use.
// Great thanks for all the new features!
//
// sincerely,
//
// Maciej Radziejewski.