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error[E0412]: cannot find type `_CharT` in this scope

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Description

This looks similar to #798, but I'm not sure if it is the same. I'm working on bindings for Octave and this comes up from the gcc headers related to std::string. https://github.com/ctaggart/octh/issues/8

Input C/C++ Header
template <typename, typename = int> class a;
template <typename _CharT> class b { _CharT c; };
template <typename _CharT, typename> class a : b<_CharT> { class B; };
template <typename _CharT, typename d> class a<_CharT, d>::B {
  a<_CharT, d> e;
};
class octave_diary_stream : a<char> {};
Bindgen Invocation
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -eu
clang-3.9 --std=c++11 -c __bindgen.ii

~/rust-bindgen/target/release/bindgen \
    --output __bindgen.rs \
    --enable-cxx-namespaces \
    --whitelist-type octave.* \
    --whitelist-function octave.* \
    --use-core \
    --raw-line "extern crate core;" \
    __bindgen.ii \
    -- -v -x c++ -std=c++11 \
    2>/dev/null

rustc __bindgen.rs \
    2>&1 \
    | grep 'error\[E0412\]: cannot find type `_CharT` in this scope'

# time creduce ./bindgen-octh-8.sh __bindgen.ii
Actual Results
error[E0412]: cannot find type `_CharT` in this scope
Expected Results

No error. Either _CharT is defined or replaced.

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Research direction

Start by running the provided bindgen-octh-8.sh workflow against the reduced C++ header and inspect the generated __bindgen.rs output. Compare the template and nested-class handling around the reported _CharT reference; done means the reproducer no longer emits E0412 and _CharT is defined or replaced as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, rust
Domain
compilers, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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