[macstl-dev] gcc 3.3 on YellowDogLinux

[Michael LeBlanc]

> Now we're getting somewhere, at least we know mainline gcc borks when 
> typedef'ing a __vector type within a C++ scope (class scope). Need to 
> test whether this is OK for a namespace that surrounds the struct 
> generator, since I'd rather the typedef be hidden in stdext::impl.

This works.
      1  #include <altivec.h>
      2
      3  namespace mike
      4      {
      5      typedef __vector unsigned int VUT;
      6      typedef __vector unsigned char VUC;
      7
      8      template <unsigned int v0> struct generator
      9          {
     10          VUT
     11          operator() () const
     12              {
     13              union union_type
     14                  {
     15                  unsigned int val [4];
     16                  __vector unsigned int vec;
     17                  };
     18              static const union_type un = {v0, v0, v0, v0};
     19              return un.vec;
     20              }
     21          };
     22      }
     23
     24  __vector unsigned char zz =
     25      mike::VUC
     26      (mike::generator <0> () ())
     27      ;

But *sigh* see line 25.  If I wrap () around the type, I get

	gcc -c y2.cpp
	y2.cpp:27: error: parse error before `;' token

> Perhaps, but just plain VUC is a syntax error since it's not a cast. 
> You need to cast with (VUC).

You and I know that, but gcc is doing something like a cast.  Or a 
constructor?