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Subject: [Bug c++/42067]  New: Misleading error message for misusing a type
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The following small test drove me crazy and had me convinced that gcc 4.4 had
regressed.  I had the C++ spec out too trying to understand exactly how string
is declared until I eventually saw the actual problem, which is that the first
parameter is named 'string'.

I'm not sure exactly how to improve the error message here.  4.3 and earlier
accept this code.


#include <string>
using std::string;
int fn(string& string, string& head);

g++-4.4 -c junk.C
junk.C:3: error: ‘string’ is not a type


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           Summary: Misleading error message for misusing a type
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.4.2
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: jlquinn at optonline dot net


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42067