Q44640: QuickC Incorrectly Complains Struct/Union Undefined

Article: Q44640
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist2.00 | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 25-MAY-1989

In the example below the structure declaration compiles correctly;
however, when a variable is defined using the defined type, QuickC
2.00 incorrectly produces the following error:

   error C2079: 'this' uses undefined struct/union 'foo'

Microsoft C Version 5.10 produces the correct error as follows:

   error C2035: enum/struct/union 'array' unknown size

Program example
---------------

struct foo
{
     struct
     {
          char val;

     } array[];
};

struct foo this;

void main(void)
{

}

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Version 2.00 of the
QuickC Compiler. We are researching this problem and will post new
information as soon as it becomes available.

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