The C frontend ICEs (since at least GCC 2.95.3) on the following invalid code snippet:
============================== void foo(); void foo(struct A a) {} ============================== bug1.c:2: warning: 'struct A' declared inside parameter list bug1.c:2: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want bug1.c:2: error: parameter 1 ('a') has incomplete type bug1.c:2: internal compiler error: tree check: expected class 'type', have 'exceptional' (error_mark) in self_promoting_args_p, at c-common.c:3556 Please submit a full bug report, [etc.] -- Summary: ICE on invalid function definition Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: ice-on-invalid-code, error-recovery, monitored Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: reichelt at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27420