c++/9344: in template, typedef for reference return type cannot be used

[florian.kirsch@gmx.net]

>Number:         9344
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       in template, typedef for reference return type cannot be used
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jan 16 13:16:01 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Florian Kirsch
>Release:        gcc version 3.4 20030115 (experimental)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux darkstar 2.4.14 #6 Tue Nov 6 17:10:23 MET 2001 i586 unknown

>Description:
The following code is stripped down from some meaningful code 
(VRS, www.vrs3d.org). It compiles with gcc-3.0.4 and gcc-3.2.1. 
With gcc head, I get the following error in function foo1():

kirsch@darkstar:/home/kirsch/gcctest > g++ container.cpp -o container.o
container.cpp:6: error: expected function-definition



#include <vector>

template<typename T> class Container {
public:
    typedef typename std::vector<T>::reference ref;
    Container<T>::ref foo1() { }                    // error

    typename std::vector<T>::reference foo2() { }   // ok
};

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    Container<int>* c = new Container<int>;
    return 0;
}



Best regards, 

Florian
>How-To-Repeat:
simply compile the above code
>Fix:
as a workaround, do not use a typedef for the return type,
as in function foo2().
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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