In article <33cu84$96j@savagem.mitel.com> savagem@software.mitel.com (Martin Savage) writes:
>Should this typedef be allowed?
>
>
>class x {
>  typedef x *y;
>};
>
>main()
>{
>}
>
>g++ version 2 will take it, but not version 2.4 and 2.5.8.
>Is it a bug in those versions?

I believe so, yes.

The name `x' should be known as a type name immediately after the compiler
sees the initial `class x'.

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