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// Compiling this file with gcc 2.2.1:
// as follows: g++ -c h.cc
// produces the messages:
//	h.cc: In function `int  f (class ArrayNode)':
//	h.cc:21: parse error before `)'
//
// This simple use of the placement operator new fails. I have found
// no case where it actually works...
typedef unsigned size_t;
static inline void *operator new(size_t, void *place) { return place; }   // from libg++/new.h
class ArrayNode {
	public:
		ArrayNode (int item): fItem (item){}
		~ArrayNode (){}
		int	fItem;
};

int f (ArrayNode n)
{
    ArrayNode* p = (ArrayNode*)new char [sizeof (ArrayNode)];
    new (p) ArrayNode (n);		// Line 21 - WHY DOES THIS FAIL???
}