Re: Internal Compiler error in MSVC++

>The forward declare of "class Y" should be treated as a redefinition of Y,
>but it confuses the compiler and causes the Internal Error message.
>
>Is this a known bug? Can it be fixed in the next version?

It appears to be fixed with VS2005 B1. Adding these lines to a console
application:

class X
{
};
typedef X Y;
class Y;

causes the ICE with VS2003, and the following error with VS2005:

error C2371: 'Y' : redefinition; different basic types

Dave
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