Even RO_ARROW_STAR can end up in invalid_indirection_error in invalid code, so handle that instead of ICEing later on.
Regtested/bootstrapped on x86_64-linux, ok for trunk and 4.8? 2013-11-04 Marek Polacek <pola...@redhat.com> PR c++/58979 c-family/ * c-common.c (invalid_indirection_error): Handle RO_ARROW_STAR case. testsuite/ * g++.dg/diagnostic/pr58979.C: New test. --- gcc/c-family/c-common.c.mp2 2013-11-04 10:30:15.265951084 +0100 +++ gcc/c-family/c-common.c 2013-11-04 10:47:29.164783425 +0100 @@ -9930,6 +9930,7 @@ invalid_indirection_error (location_t lo type); break; case RO_ARROW: + case RO_ARROW_STAR: error_at (loc, "invalid type argument of %<->%> (have %qT)", type); --- gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/diagnostic/pr58979.C.mp2 2013-11-04 11:09:30.515553664 +0100 +++ gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/diagnostic/pr58979.C 2013-11-04 11:09:26.505538785 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +// PR c++/58979 +// { dg-do compile } + +int i = 0->*0; // { dg-error "invalid type argument of" } Marek