http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53274
Bug #: 53274 Summary: /*struct*/ S (__cdecl * f)(); fails to compile Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: sberg...@redhat.com At least with g++ 4.7.0 --target=i686-w64-mingw32, the compilation unit struct S { /*struct*/ S (__cdecl * f)(); }; fails with test.cc:1:34: error: expected identifier before '*' token test.cc:1:36: warning: '__cdecl__' attribute only applies to function types [-Wattributes] test.cc:1:39: error: 'S' declared as function returning a function All errors and warnings go away when the "/*struct*/" is commented in. (And when removing the "__cdecl", it compiles fine with and without the commented-in "struct".) (This was originally reported to MinGW-w64 at <sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3514133>.)