[bug] typedefed base class not visible [VC8 RTM.050727-4200]

Hi people,

I'm testing

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Version 8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

with our code base.

I'm getting lots of errors on code that compiled fine in 7.1.
Most of it boils down to the following new compiler bug:

struct A
{
int foo() const { return 1; }
};

struct B : A
{
typedef A base ;
};

struct D : B
{
} ;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
B b ;
D d ;
int r0 = b.base::foo();
int r1 = d.base::foo(); // error C2039: 'A' : is not a member of 'D'

return 0;
}

As you can see, vc8 can't see the type B::base, which is A, from D.

Worst.. I get the same error even if D is defined as:

struct D : B
{
typedef B::base base ;
} ;

which explicitely redeclares B::base within D

I can of course do something like

struct D : B
{
typedef B Base ;
} ;

and then change the client code from

d.base::foo()

to

d.Base::base::foo()

which compiles OK, but I'd really hate to need to refactor ALL client code..
any ideas?

TIA


--
Fernando Cacciola
SciSoft
http://fcacciola.50webs.com/


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