c++/5963: gcc won't temrminate with simple source

[wwieser@gmx.de]

>Number:         5963
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       gcc won't temrminate with simple source
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 14 05:06:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     wwieser@gmx.de
>Release:        gcc-3.0.5 (prerelease)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux i386
>Description:
gcc-3.0.5 (prerelease) will not terminate if fed with the 
following code lines: (Note the missing `)´ in line 3.)

-------------<loop.cc>------------
struct A
{
	int foo8(int x)    {  return(foo16(x);  }
	int foo16(int x);
};
--------------------------------

bash# /usr/bin/time gcc -c loop.cc -o loop.o
loop.cc: In member function `int A::foo8(int)':
loop.cc:3: parse error before `;' token
Command terminated by signal 2
0.00user 0.00system 1:02.61elapsed 0%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
0inputs+0outputs (111major+31minor)pagefaults 0swaps

[Terminated by ^C after 1 minute on a fairly new 
Athlon system. NOTE: cc1plus is consuming 100% CPU, but 
gcc 0%, so `time´ reports `0%CPU´.]
>How-To-Repeat:
see above
>Fix:
Sorry, cannot help here. 
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: