[Bug c++/39681] New: Compile error is not descriptive

[emreturkay at gmail dot com]

Note: This enhancement request (in my opinion) is related with the compiler
frontend (of C++ and probably also C) and can be applied to all platforms.

Given a .cpp file (3 lines below only, nothing else);

int main()
{
    int* p = new foo;
}

When tried to compile gives the following error:

error: expected type-specifier before ‘foo’
error: expected ‘,’ or ‘;’ before ‘foo’

Which is not descriptive.

Something like;

error: ‘foo’ was not declared in this scope

would be better, and consistent with the error report of the compilation of;

int main()
{
    foo i;
}


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           Summary: Compile error is not descriptive
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.3.2
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: emreturkay at gmail dot com
 GCC build triplet: i486-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: i486-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: i486-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39681