egcs/g++ Compiler error when using :: at start of template parameter name

[Smithers, Kit]

The attached files illustrate a compiler error when using a :: at the start
of a template parameter:

	typedef MyClass<::String> MyStringClass2;

The code can be made to compile by inserting a space between the < and the
:: as in:

	typedef MyClass< ::String> MyStringClass2;

I'm informed that the problem also occurs in egcs1.1.2 although I have only
personally tried egcs1.1.1

Is this a known problem and/or is there a patch available for it.
Or even better is the version without a space "non-standard".


 <<bad.cxx>>  <<bad.ii>>  <<bad.s>>  <<output.log>> 

Many thanks...

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Kit Smithers