The inclusion of <string> makes the word `minor' special (g++)?

[Edward L. Fox]

Very interesting... :-)

class minor
{
       int i;

public:
       minor:i(0){}
};

====>

class minor
{
       int i;

public:
       ((int)(() & 0xff)):i(0){}
};

On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:05:04 +0400, Sergey Zaharchenko
<doublef@tele-kom.ru> wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I'm not sure whether it is a bug, or I am overlooking something, but I
> have the problem best described by this printout (with and without the
> #include):
> 
> Script started on Tue Oct  5 16:41:54 2004
> $ g++ -v
> Using built-in specs.
> Configured with: FreeBSD/i386 system compiler
> Thread model: posix
> gcc version 3.4.2 [FreeBSD] 20040728
> $ cat 1.cc
> class minor
> {
>        int i;
> 
> public:
>        minor():i(0){}
> };
> 
> int
> main(void)
> {
> }
> $ cat 2.cc
> #include <string>
> 
> class minor
> {
>        int i;
> 
> public:
>        minor():i(0){}
> };
> 
> int
> main(void)
> {
> }
> $ g++ 1.cc
> $ g++ 2.cc
> 2.cc:8: error: expected unqualified-id before "int"
> 2.cc:8: error: expected `)' before "int"
> 2.cc:8: error: expected `)' before "int"
> 
> FWIW, g++ 2.95.4 doesn't barf at any of the sources.
> 
> If I change the name `minor' to something else, everything works. But
> what if I happen to like the name:)?
> 
> Please CC me in any replies.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> --
> DoubleF
> "Humor is a drug which it's the fashion to abuse."
>                -- William Gilbert
> 
> 
>