4.0.0 outputs internal compiler error on the following invalid code. 3.3/3.4 silently ignores it.
if the invalid template function specialization is a definition 3.3/3.4 correctly reports it, 4.0.0 still outputs an internal compiler error. template<typename AT> struct A{ template<typename T> void function(T); }; template<> template<typename ABC,typename DEF> void A<int>::function(ABC); -- Summary: Internal compiler error on invalid code Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: sstrasser at systemhaus-gruppe dot de CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20157