From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32068 invoked by alias); 28 May 2008 07:57:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 30820 invoked by uid 48); 28 May 2008 07:56:51 -0000 Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 07:57:00 -0000 Subject: [Bug c++/36353] New: Unclear error message in unused template X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC Message-ID: Reply-To: gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org From: "wim dot yedema at gmail dot com" Mailing-List: contact gcc-bugs-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-bugs-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2008-05/txt/msg02038.txt.bz2 I get these error messages: aap.cc: In member function 'void Bar::function(T)': aap.cc:16: error: expected `;' before 'it' aap.cc:18: error: 'it' was not declared in this scope When I compile this code: #include #include template class Foo { public: void function(T arg) { std::cout << arg; } }; template class Bar { std::list *> foo_list; public: void function(T arg) { std::list *>::iterator it; for (it = foo_list.begin(); it!=foo_list.end(); it++) { Foo *el = (*it); el->function (arg); } } }; int main(void) { #if 0 // Enabling this gives a better error message Bar bar; bar.function(1); #endif return 1; } When you enabled the #ifdeffed out code you will get these much clearer error messages too: aap.cc: In member function 'void Bar::function(T) [with T = int]': aap.cc:31: instantiated from here aap.cc:16: error: dependent-name 'std::list*,std::allocator*> >::iterator' is parsed as a non-type, but instantiation yields a type aap.cc:16: note: say 'typename std::list*,std::allocator*> >::iterator' if a type is meant verbose output: trunk (--) ~/src/q/ g++ -v -save-temps aap.cc Reading specs from /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/specs Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: /home/gcc/gcc/gcc-4.2.2.1/gcc-4.2.2.1/configure --prefix=/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1 --with-as=/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/as --with-ld=/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/ld --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-threads=posix --with-march=i686 --with-tune=pentium4 --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran --with-gmp=/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1 --with-mpfr=/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1 Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.2 /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/cc1plus -E -quiet -v -iprefix /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/ -D_GNU_SOURCE aap.cc -mtune=pentium4 -fpch-preprocess -o aap.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/include" ignoring duplicate directory "/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2" ignoring duplicate directory "/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu" ignoring duplicate directory "/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2/backward" ignoring duplicate directory "/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2 /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/../../../../include/c++/4.2.2/backward /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/include /usr/local/include /cadappl/gcc/4.2.2.1/include /usr/include End of search list. /sysmnt/cadappl_linuxi386_nsvr1/gcc/4.2.2.1/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.2.2/cc1plus -fpreprocessed aap.ii -quiet -dumpbase aap.cc -mtune=pentium4 -auxbase aap -version -o aap.s GNU C++ version 4.2.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.2.2. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 Compiler executable checksum: 473b7610f3bef24f1da62f9e674d528f aap.cc: In member function 'void Bar::function(T)': aap.cc:16: error: expected `;' before 'it' aap.cc:18: error: 'it' was not declared in this scope -- Summary: Unclear error message in unused template Product: gcc Version: 4.2.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: wim dot yedema at gmail dot com GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36353