[Bug c/52290] New: internal compiler error: tree check: expected function_decl, have var_decl in start_function, at c-decl.c:7712

[cas43 at cs dot stanford.edu]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52290

             Bug #: 52290
           Summary: internal compiler error: tree check: expected
                    function_decl, have var_decl in start_function, at
                    c-decl.c:7712
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.7.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: ca...@cs.stanford.edu


Triggered by the (invalid) C source:
int f()[j]

Diagnostic:
2.c:1:9: error: ‘j’ undeclared here (not in a function)
2.c:1:1: internal compiler error: tree check: expected function_decl, have
var_decl in start_function, at c-decl.c:7712
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Compiler version:
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=/new-gcc/i-4.7/bin/gcc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/new-gcc/i-4.7/libexec/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.7.0/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../s-4.7/configure --prefix=/new-gcc/i-4.7
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.7.0 20120216 (experimental) (GCC)