[Bug c++/87554] [8 Regression] internal compiler error: in record_reference, at cgraphbuild.c:64

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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87554

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The releases/gcc-8 branch has been updated by Jason Merrill
<ja...@gcc.gnu.org>:

https://gcc.gnu.org/g:a57528b33be33d4428ac62901d04cf39807d624e

commit r8-10074-ga57528b33be33d4428ac62901d04cf39807d624e
Author: Jason Merrill <ja...@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue Feb 25 13:37:18 2020 -0500

    PR c++/87554 - ICE with extern template and reference member.

    The removed code ended up setting DECL_INITIAL to the INIT_EXPR returned by
    split_nonconstant_init, which makes no sense.  This code was added back in
    1996, so any rationale is long lost.

    gcc/cp/ChangeLog
    2020-02-25  Jason Merrill  <ja...@redhat.com>

        PR c++/87554 - ICE with extern template and reference member.
        * decl.c (cp_finish_decl): Don't set DECL_INITIAL of external vars.