c++/1690: GCC 2.96 gives internal error when compiling filename.cc

[Lute.Kamstra@cwi.nl]

>Number:         1690
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       GCC 2.96 gives internal error when compiling filename.cc
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          ice-on-illegal-code
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 18 02:06:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Lute Kamstra
>Release:        Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.0)
>Organization:
>Environment:

>Description:
GCC gives an internal error while compiling filename.cc.

contents of filename.cc (one line):
class a{ a(){ for(int i = 0, i <= 2); }; };

invoked command:
g++ -c filename.cc

output:
filename.cc: In method `a::a ()':
filename.cc:1: redeclaration of `int i'
filename.cc:1: `int i' previously declared here
filename.cc:1: parse error before `<='
filename.cc:2: Internal error #19990916.
filename.cc:2: Internal compiler error in poplevel, at ../gcc/cp/decl.c
:1315
Please submit a full bug report.
See <URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/bugs.html > for instructions.

>How-To-Repeat:
g++ -c filename.cc
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
----gnatsweb-attachment----
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="filename.cc"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="filename.cc"

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