Try this for a corner case:

class A {
  public:
 class B;
  private:
 class B {
   public:
  int b;
 };
};

// Is A::B visible here? Or is the above declaration ill-formed?
// I.e. is the scope of A::B established when it is declared or when
// it is defined? or should the two scopes be the same?
// FWIW, g++ 2.7.1 thinks this is well-formed and A::B is visible.

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