SOURCE Simon Buchan wrote:

> Jason Hise wrote:
>   
> 
> >Why does the following compile?  The parameter type of A's pure virtual 
> >function is private.  How come B can see it, allowing it to override the 
> >pure virtual function?
> >
> >class A
> >{
> >private:
> >    struct S {  };
> >    virtual void bar ( S ) = 0;
> >};
> >
> >class B : public A
> >{
> >public:
> >    virtual void bar ( A::S )
> >    {
> >    }
> >};
> >
> >int main (  )
> >{
> >    B b;
> >    return 0;
> >}
> >    
> >
> Perhaps a question for comp.lang.c++.  Remember to give the compiler, 
> environment, and command-line you compiled it with.  That said, it looks 
> like a compiler bug (but I'm not up to date on the standard's wording).
>   
> 
Sorry, and never mind... I tested it on comeau and it failed to 
compile.  It looks like it is just a bug with VC8.

-Jason

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