------- Additional Comments From reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org 2004-11-25 02:42 ------- Mark, it looks like the following patch fixes the problem.
Index: typeck.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/reichelt/GCC/CVS/gcc-cvs/gcc/gcc/cp/typeck.c,v retrieving revision 1.597 diff -u -p -r1.597 typeck.c --- typeck.c 22 Nov 2004 12:15:36 -0000 1.597 +++ typeck.c 25 Nov 2004 01:41:11 -0000 @@ -6287,6 +6287,7 @@ check_return_expr (tree retval) if (fn_returns_value_p && flag_elide_constructors) { if (retval != NULL_TREE + && TREE_TYPE (retval) != error_mark_node && (current_function_return_value == NULL_TREE || current_function_return_value == retval) && TREE_CODE (retval) == VAR_DECL -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18545