Gcc 2.3.1 has some trouble parsing ptr to function (still)

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From: lewis
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 10:45

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/*
 * gcc 2.3.1 has trouble parsing functions returning pointers
 * to functions which return typedefs.
 *
 * Compile this code with:
 *      g++ -c test.c
 * procudes:
 *      test.c:20: parse error before `('
 */
#define qShowError      1


int (*GetOutOfMemoryProc ()) (int);        // This works

typedef int     Boolean;

#if     !qShowError
extern
#endif
Boolean (*GetOutOfMemoryProc2 ()) (int);   // Then why doesn't this?
Lewis Gordon Pringle, Jr.                                (lewis@sophists.com)

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