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@@ -8599,7 +8599,6 @@ grokdeclarator (const cp_declarator *declarator,
int explicit_int = 0;
int explicit_char = 0;
int defaulted_int = 0;
- tree dependent_name = NULL_TREE;
tree typedef_decl = NULL_TREE;
const char *name = NULL;
@@ -9196,12 +9195,6 @@ grokdeclarator (const cp_declarator *declarator,
}
friendp = decl_spec_seq_has_spec_p (declspecs, ds_friend);
- if (dependent_name && !friendp)
- {
- error ("%<%T::%D%> is not a valid declarator", ctype, dependent_name);
- return error_mark_node;
- }
-
/* Issue errors about use of storage classes for parameters. */
if (decl_context == PARM)
{