The following reply was made to PR c++/7721; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Pop_S=E9bastian?= <pop@gauvain.u-strasbg.fr>
To: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
Cc: nathan@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,
	johnc@parore.tait.co.nz, nobody@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/7721: Very simple (but incorrect) template chokes g++
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 00:30:49 +0200

 On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 04:36:45PM +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
 > Pop Sébastian <pop@gauvain.u-strasbg.fr> writes:
 > 
 > [...]
 > 
 > | Maybe we could give a better diagnostic for this error...
 > | Gaby, can you help to fix this error?
 > 
 > Yes, actually there are several instances of this ICE in tthe GNATS --
 > sorry I can't tell you off hand which ones (but I know there are more
 > than two :-).  I should submit a patch this week -- I've been gotten
 > busy by more pressing things.
 > 
 Seems like PR#7721 and PR#7803 are the same bug ...
 
 More explicitly G++ dies on the same statement
 
 	switch (TREE_CODE (decl))
 	{
 	[...]
 
           default:
 =>          my_friendly_assert (0, 20020917);
 
 decl is on both PRs a template_decl:
 
 
 for PR#7721
 (gdb) p debug_tree (decl)
  <template_decl 0x401ae000 CallStrategy
     type <record_type 0x401aae70 CallStrategy<ForwardingPolicy> type_5 VOID
         align 8 symtab 0 alias set -1
         n_parents 0 use_template=0 interface-unknown
         pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0x401aaee0> chain <type_decl 0x401aaf50 CallStrategy<ForwardingPolicy>>>
     VOID file pr7721.ii line 2
     align 1
     arguments <tree_list 0x40199f00
         purpose <integer_cst 0x40171b80 constant 1>
         value <tree_vec 0x40199eec type <template_decl 0x401ae000 CallStrategy>
 
             elt 0 <tree_list 0x40199ed8>>>
     result <type_decl 0x401aaf50 CallStrategy<ForwardingPolicy> type <record_type 0x401aae70 CallStrategy<ForwardingPolicy>>
         decl_2 VOID file pr7721.ii line 2
         align 1
         chain <type_decl 0x401aae00 ForwardingPolicy type <template_type_parm 0x401aad90 ForwardingPolicy>
             decl_0 VOID file pr7721.ii line 1
             align 1>>
     chain <function_decl 0x4019c3f0 __cxa_call_unexpected>>
 $2 = void
 (gdb)
 
 
 
 for PR#7803
 (gdb) p debug_tree (decl)
  <template_decl 0x4037ca10 allocator
     type <record_type 0x4037c8c0 allocator<_Alloc> type_1 type_2 type_5 VOID
         size <integer_cst 0x40171ce0 constant 0>
         align 8 symtab 0 alias set -1
         fields <template_decl 0x4061c8c0 rebind type <record_type 0x4061c770 rebind<_Tp1>>
             ignored in_system_header VOID file ../usr/include/c++/3.3/bits/stl_alloc.h line 657
             align 1 context <record_type 0x4037c8c0 allocator<_Alloc>>
             arguments <tree_list 0x40619e38
                 purpose <integer_cst 0x40171de0 constant 2>
                 value <tree_vec 0x40619e24 type <template_decl 0x4061c8c0 rebind>
 
                     elt 0 <tree_list 0x40619e10>>
                 chain <tree_list 0x40619820
                     purpose <integer_cst 0x40171b80 constant 1>
                     value <tree_vec 0x4061980c
                         elt 0 <tree_list 0x406197f8>>>> result <type_decl 0x4061c850 rebind<_Tp1>>
             chain <type_decl 0x4061ac40 allocator>> context <namespace_decl 0x40174c40 std>
         ~X() X() X(constX&) n_parents 0 use_template=0 interface-unknown
         member-functions <tree_vec 0x4061b680
             elt 0 <overload 0x40529780>
             elt 1 <function_decl 0x40620930 allocator>
             elt 2 <function_decl 0x40621380 allocate>
             elt 3 <function_decl 0x40621690 deallocate>
             elt 4 <overload 0x405297a0>
             elt 5 <function_decl 0x40621930 max_size>
             elt 6 <function_decl 0x40621d20 construct>
             elt 7 <function_decl 0x40623000 destroy>>
         pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0x4037c930> chain <type_decl 0x4037c9a0 allocator<_Alloc>>>
     in_system_header VOID file ../usr/include/c++/3.3/bits/stringfwd.h line 57
     align 1 context <namespace_decl 0x40174c40 std>
     arguments <tree_list 0x4037d348 purpose <integer_cst 0x40171b80 1>
         value <tree_vec 0x4037d334 type <template_decl 0x4037ca10 allocator>
 
             elt 0 <tree_list 0x4037d320>>>
     result <type_decl 0x4037c9a0 allocator<_Alloc> type <record_type 0x4037c8c0 allocator<_Alloc>>
         in_system_header decl_2 VOID file ../usr/include/c++/3.3/bits/stl_alloc.h line 644
         align 1 context <namespace_decl 0x40174c40 std>
         chain <type_decl 0x4037c850 _Alloc type <template_type_parm 0x4037c7e0 _Alloc>
             in_system_header decl_0 VOID file ../usr/include/c++/3.3/bits/stringfwd.h line 56
             align 1>>
     chain <template_decl 0x4037c4d0 char_traits>>
 $3 = void
 (gdb)