Q172609: FIX: /GX May Cause C1001 When Using Base Class’ Operator Delete

Article: Q172609
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kberrmsg kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbVC kbVC500bug kbVS97sp3fix
Last Modified: 17-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 5.0 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When attempting to use a base class' operator delete, and using the /GX switch
to enable Visual C++ Exception Handling, the following error may be generated:

  

  fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
      (compiler file 'msc1.cpp', line 1188)

CAUSE
=====

This error will be generated if the base class has a virtual function, the
derived class uses the base class operator delete via a using declaration or an
access declaration, and the derived class has a function prototyped to return a
pointer to a base class, but actually returns a pointer to the derived class. An
example can be found in the sample code below.

RESOLUTION
==========

Do not use the /GX switch when attempting to use the base class operator
delete.

  -or-

Implement an operator delete in the derived class that calls the base class
operator delete.

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
================

The following two samples cause an internal compiler error when built with the
compiler's /GX switch. The second sample shows how this can occur when using
MFC.

Sample 1
--------

     // compile options: /GX /c
     class A
     {
     public:
         virtual MyFunction();
         void operator delete(void* p);
     };
     class B : public A
     {
     public:
         A::operator delete;
         // using A::operator delete;
         A* func();
     };
     A* B::func()
     {
         return new B;
     }

Sample 2
--------

     // compile options: /GX /c
     #include "afxcoll.h"
     class C : public CObArray
     {
     public:
          CObArray::operator delete;
          // using CObArray::operator delete;
          DECLARE_SERIAL( C );
     };
     IMPLEMENT_SERIAL ( C, CObArray, 1 )

Additional query words: ICE

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Keywords          : kbcode kberrmsg kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbVC kbVC500bug kbVS97sp3fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCVCComp
Version           : winnt:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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