I just tried to compile the following C++ source code with the GNU C++ compiler version 4.3 snapshot 20071005.
static extern c; The compiler said testProg.cc:3: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'c' with no type testProg.cc:3: error: conflicting specifiers in declaration of 'c' testProg.cc:3: internal compiler error: in start_decl, at cp/decl.c:4128 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. -- Summary: ice for broken C++ code Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dcb314 at hotmail dot com GCC host triplet: suse-linux-x86_64 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33729