[Bug c/55420] New: Gcc produces an internal compiler error (nested function with variably modified return)

[cookevillain at yahoo dot com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55420

             Bug #: 55420
           Summary: Gcc produces an internal compiler error (nested
                    function with variably modified return)
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.4.3
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: cookevill...@yahoo.com


When compiling:
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int f(void) {

  int n;

  int (*g(int a))[n]{

    return NULL;

  }

  return 0;

}

with:
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gcc -Wall -c ice.c 
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gcc reports:
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ice.c: In function ‘f’:
ice.c:5: internal compiler error: in put_pending_sizes, at stor-layout.c:108
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See <file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.4/README.Bugs> for instructions.
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gcc version information:

Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu
4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.4/README.Bugs
--enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared
--enable-multiarch --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib
--libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix
--with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.4 --program-suffix=-4.4 --enable-nls
--enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc
--enable-targets=all --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i486 --with-tune=generic
--enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu
--target=i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1) 

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I can reproduce this in 4.6, as well.