c++/5339: Internal error on illegal code (argument list for template missing)

[pcarlini@unitus.it]

>Number:         5339
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Internal error on illegal code (argument list for template missing)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          ice-on-illegal-code
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jan 09 14:06:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Paolo Carlini
>Release:        gcc version 3.1 20020106 (experimental)
>Organization:
>Environment:
i686-pc-linux-gnu
>Description:
Internal error on this very simple code illegal snippet:
////////////////
namespace std
{
  template <class charT, class traits>
  class basic_filebuf;
}

std::basic_filebuf b1;
///////////////////
reduced.cc:7: `template<class charT, class traits> class std::basic_filebuf' as
   declarator
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.

Interestingly, the ICE disappear if the global namespace is
used:
///////////////
template <class charT, class traits>
class basic_filebuf;

basic_filebuf b1;
///////////////

reduced_f.cc:4: syntax error before `;' token
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