The following code snippet triggers an ICE in the C frontend since GCC 4.0.0:
================================= int i = sizeof(struct A[]); ================================= bug.c:1: error: array type has incomplete element type bug.c:1: internal compiler error: tree check: expected class 'type', have 'exceptional' (error_mark) in c_expr_sizeof_type, at c-typeck.c:2156 Please submit a full bug report, [etc.] Testing a patch. -- Summary: [4.0/4.1/4.2 regression] ICE with sizeof of incomplete type Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: ice-on-invalid-code, error-recovery, monitored Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27718