Since GCC 3.4.0 we get an ICE for the following code snippet. Before we correctly issued an error message.
=================================== struct A {}; template<typename T> void foo() { T::~T(); } template void foo<A>(); =================================== bug.cc: In function 'void foo() [with T = A]': bug.cc:8: instantiated from here bug.cc:5: internal compiler error: in lookup_member, at cp/search.c:1200 Please submit a full bug report, [etc.] -- Summary: [3.4/4.0/4.1 regression] ICE on invalid destructor call Product: gcc Version: 4.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: ice-on-invalid-code, monitored Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22180