[Bug c++/111103] gcc accepts bad type syntax

[pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org via Gcc-bugs]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=111103

--- Comment #5 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Andrew Bell from comment #4)
> What is the purpose of the extension?

The extension has been there since the C++ front-end was checked into source
control years before 1999. I doubt anyone understands the purpose of the
extension any more.