BUG: Initializer for Empty Struct Causes C2059 or C1001

Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
Article ID: Q167306

The information in this article applies to:

The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE) included with: - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.2, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Specifying an empty initializer for an empty structure may cause the following error:

   Text1.cpp(5) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'

Specifying a value in place of the empty initializer generates the following error:

   fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
     (compiler file 'E:\utc\src\\P2\p2symtab.c', line 2387)
      Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++
      Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more
      information

RESOLUTION

Do not specify an initializer for the structure. Initialize them from a function instead.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

    /* Compile Options needed: None */

    struct S {};
    struct A {
   S s;
   int i;
    } a = { {/*0*/},  3 }; // Uncomment the 0 to generate the C1001 error

Keywords : kbtool vcbuglist500 kbbuglist
Version : 4.2 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: April 23, 1997
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