The following code fails to compile using gcc-3.4: Sample.hpp: #ifndef __SAMPLE__ #define __SAMPLE__ using namespace std; class Sample { public: Sample::Sample(); void Sample::or(long Digital); }; #endif Sample.cpp: #include "Sample.hpp" Sample::Sample() { } void Sample::or(long Digital) { } joerg@uhldingen:~$ LANG=C g++-3.4 -v -save-temps Sample.cpp Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.0/specs Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f77,pascal,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.4 --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --enable-nls --enable-threads=posix --without-included-gettext --program-suffix=-3.4 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=gtk --disable-werror i486-linux Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.0 20040403 (prerelease) (Debian) /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.0/cc1plus -E -quiet -v -D_GNU_SOURCE Sample.cpp -mtune=i486 -o Sample.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.0/../../../../i486-linux/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /usr/include/c++/3.4 /usr/include/c++/3.4/i486-linux /usr/include/c++/3.4/backward /usr/local/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.0/include /usr/include End of search list. /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.0/cc1plus -fpreprocessed Sample.ii -quiet -dumpbase Sample.cpp -mtune=i486 -auxbase Sample -version -o Sample.s GNU C++ version 3.4.0 20040403 (prerelease) (Debian) (i486-linux) compiled by GNU C version 3.4.0 20040403 (prerelease) (Debian). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=64 --param ggc-min-heapsize=64362 In file included from Sample.cpp:1: Sample.hpp:11: error: expected unqualified-id before '||' token Sample.hpp:11: error: abstract declarator `void' used as declaration Sample.hpp:11: error: variable or field `type name' declared void Sample.hpp:11: error: expected `;' before '||' token Sample.cpp:7: error: expected unqualified-id before '||' token Sample.cpp:7: error: expected init-declarator before '||' token Sample.cpp:7: error: expected `,' or `;' before '||' token Sample.ii: # 1 "Sample.cpp" # 1 "" # 1 "" # 1 "Sample.cpp" # 1 "Sample.hpp" 1 using namespace std; class Sample { public: Sample::Sample(); void Sample::or(long Digital); }; # 2 "Sample.cpp" 2 Sample::Sample() { } void Sample::or(long Digital) { } Is or in function names not allowed? Greetings, Jörg -- Summary: No or in function names allowed Product: gcc Version: 3.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: j dot werner at physik dot uni-stuttgart dot de CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14875