c++/2478: false g++ error: incompatible types in assignment of `int * (*)[]' to `int *[0]'

[kengole@us.ibm.com]

>Number:         2478
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       false g++ error: incompatible types in assignment of `int * (*)[]' to `int *[0]'
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Apr 03 13:06:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ken Gole
>Release:        gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Redhat 6.2 on i686 intel machine
>Description:
This simple program is a snippet of a much larger one, but
demonstrates our problem. g++ is confusing the types on an
assignment statement if the receiving variable is a 
member of a structure.
>How-To-Repeat:
just do a g++ compile and see the error!
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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/* A demonstration of a gcc 2.95.3 problem - KenGole@us.ibm.com */
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
  int *(*ArryPtr)[]=NULL; /* A pointer to an array of pointers */
  int *(*p)[];            /* Same type as ArryPtr */
  struct myStruct
  {
    int *(p)[]; /* Same type as ArryPtr */
  } B;
  p=ArryPtr;   /* This compiles fine... */
  B.p=ArryPtr; /* This fails to compile! */
  return 0;
}