I'd like to know if the following is valid C++ (specifically, the line
bracketed by "#ifndef __GNUG__"):

--- file problem.cc ---
#include <iostream.h>

class Base {
public:
   void fizzle();
};

class Derived : public Base {
public:
   void frob();
};

typedef void (Base::*MethodPtr)();

MethodPtr default_action = &Base::fizzle;

void Base::fizzle()
{
   cout << "Fizzle..." << endl;
}

void Derived::frob()
{
   cout << "Frob..." << endl;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   Derived rendezvous;

#ifndef __GNUG__
   default_action = (MethodPtr)&Derived::frob;
#endif
   (rendezvous.*default_action)();
   return 0;
}
--- eof problem.cc ---

As you might guess from the surrounding preprocessor directives, g++
has a problem with the line in question.  It reports the following:

problem.cc: In function `int main(int, char **)':
problem.cc:33: conversion to non-scalar type requested

However, two other CFront based compilers (CenterLine and SparcWorks
[old]) accept the cast and the code executes intuitively.  Is this an
omission/bug in g++ or a hole in CFront?  What does the draft standard
have to say about this situation?

I apologize if this is a repost...  My earlier post appears to have
dissappeared, but will probably materialize as soon as this one is
sent on its way. :-)
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