[Bug c++/37518] New: preprocessor failure

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Platform:
  Fedora release 8 (Werewolf)
  Linux chevy.lbl.gov 2.6.23.15-137.fc8 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 17:03:13 EST 2008
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


% g++ -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: /net/chevy/raid1/rwgk/gcc_trunk/configure
--prefix=/net/cci-filer1/vol1/tmp/rwgk/gcc_trunk_140355_fc8_x86_64
--enable-languages=c,c++,fortran
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.4.0 20080914 (experimental) (GCC)


% cat boost_mpl_less.cpp 
#include <boost/mpl/less.hpp>


% g++ -c boost_mpl_less.cpp
In file included from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/numeric_op.hpp:22,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/comparison_op.hpp:27,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/less.hpp:19,
                 from boost_mpl_less.cpp:1:
/usr/include/boost/mpl/apply_wrap.hpp:81:31: error: missing binary operator
before token "("
/usr/include/boost/mpl/apply_wrap.hpp:173:31: error: missing binary operator
before token "("
In file included from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/numeric_cast_utils.hpp:18,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/numeric_op.hpp:25,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/comparison_op.hpp:27,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/less.hpp:19,
                 from boost_mpl_less.cpp:1:
/usr/include/boost/mpl/apply_wrap.hpp:81:31: error: missing binary operator
before token "("
/usr/include/boost/mpl/apply_wrap.hpp:173:31: error: missing binary operator
before token "("
In file included from /usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/comparison_op.hpp:27,
                 from /usr/include/boost/mpl/less.hpp:19,
                 from boost_mpl_less.cpp:1:
/usr/include/boost/mpl/aux_/numeric_op.hpp:290:31: error: missing binary
operator before token "("



Observations:

  g++ -E boost_mpl_less.cpp > /dev/null
  leads to the same error.

  Many other mpl headers lead to a similar error.

  Adding -fpermissive doesn't make a difference.

  Using the boost svn trunk instead of the boost that comes with Fedora 8
  leads to the same error.


-- 
           Summary: preprocessor failure
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: rwgk at yahoo dot com
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37518