http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47939
--- Comment #3 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-03-01 14:36:31 UTC --- Better patch, I'm giving that a quick test. Index: c-decl.c =================================================================== --- c-decl.c (revision 170589) +++ c-decl.c (working copy) @@ -5038,7 +5038,7 @@ grokdeclarator (const struct c_declarato error_at (loc, "conflicting named address spaces (%s vs %s)", c_addr_space_name (as1), c_addr_space_name (as2)); - if (!flag_gen_aux_info && (TYPE_QUALS (element_type))) + if (!flag_gen_aux_info && type != element_type && (TYPE_QUALS (element_type))) type = TYPE_MAIN_VARIANT (type); type_quals = ((constp ? TYPE_QUAL_CONST : 0) | (restrictp ? TYPE_QUAL_RESTRICT : 0)