The following testcase with invalid virtual inheritance ICEs since GCC 4.0.0:
================================== struct A { virtual ~A() {} }; struct B : A, virtual A {}; struct C : A, B {}; C c; ================================== bug.cc:6: error: duplicate base type 'A' invalid bug.cc:8: warning: direct base 'A' inaccessible in 'C' due to ambiguity bug.cc: In destructor 'virtual C::~C()': bug.cc:8: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, [etc.] A more reduced version crashes since GCC 4.1.0: ================================== struct A {}; struct B : A, virtual A {}; struct C : B {}; ================================== bug.cc:7: error: duplicate base type 'A' invalid bug.cc:9: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, [etc.] -- Summary: [4.0/4.1/4.2 Regression] ICE with invalid virtual inheritance 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=27952