FIX: /Og Causes C1001 with Member Lookup in an Infinite Loop

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

SYMPTOMS

Compiling code similar to the code in the sample below may cause the following error to be generated:

fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
(compiler file 'E:\utc\src\\P2\main.c', line 379)

RESOLUTION

This internal compiler error can be avoided by using the volatile keyword. In the example below, declaring the local variable, pB, as volatile B* pB instead of B* pb, will work around the problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION

Sample

   // compile options: /Og /c
   struct A {
      int i;
   };
   struct B {
      struct A * pA ;
      int j ;
   };
   void f()
   {
      //volatile //uncomment the volatile keyword for workaround
      B * pB =0;
      for (;;)
      {
         pB->j = pB->pA->i++ ;
      }
   } 

Additional query words: ICE

Keywords : kberrmsg kbCompiler kbVC500bug kbVS97sp2fix
Version : WINNT:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug