http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59347
--- Comment #2 from Volker Reichelt <reichelt at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Output for the testcase from comment#1: bug.cc:3:17: error: typedef name may not be a nested-name-specifier typedef int ::X; ^ bug.cc: In instantiation of 'struct A<0>': bug.cc:6:6: required from here bug.cc:3:17: internal compiler error: tree check: expected class 'type', have 'exceptional' (error_mark) in tsubst_decl, at cp/pt.c:10817 0xdc0407 tree_class_check_failed(tree_node const*, tree_code_class, char const*, int, char const*) ../../gcc/gcc/tree.c:9243 0x631b69 tree_class_check ../../gcc/gcc/tree.h:2832 0x631b69 tsubst_decl ../../gcc/gcc/cp/pt.c:10817 0x61be9f tsubst(tree_node*, tree_node*, int, tree_node*) ../../gcc/gcc/cp/pt.c:11357 0x64a34a instantiate_class_template_1 ../../gcc/gcc/cp/pt.c:9010 0x64a34a instantiate_class_template(tree_node*) ../../gcc/gcc/cp/pt.c:9274 0x6db973 complete_type(tree_node*) ../../gcc/gcc/cp/typeck.c:134 0x5c4f38 start_decl_1(tree_node*, bool) ../../gcc/gcc/cp/decl.c:4719 0x5ede67 start_decl(cp_declarator const*, cp_decl_specifier_seq*, int, tree_node*, tree_node*, tree_node**) ../../gcc/gcc/cp/decl.c:4682 0x6c7e9e cp_parser_init_declarator ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:16680 0x6c9929 cp_parser_simple_declaration ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:11205 0x6acc13 cp_parser_block_declaration ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:11086 0x6d3ec2 cp_parser_declaration ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:10983 0x6d2bb8 cp_parser_declaration_seq_opt ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:10869 0x6d445a cp_parser_translation_unit ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:4014 0x6d445a c_parse_file() ../../gcc/gcc/cp/parser.c:31536 0x7f37c3 c_common_parse_file() ../../gcc/gcc/c-family/c-opts.c:1060 Please submit a full bug report, [etc.]