accessing protected members of superclass in C++ with templates

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Why can't a C++ compiler recognize that g() and b are inherited members of Superclass as seen in this code:

template<typename T> struct Superclass {
 protected:
  int b;
  void g() {}
};

template<typename T> struct Subclass : public Superclass<T> {
  void f() {
    g(); // compiler error: uncategorized
    b = 3; // compiler error: unrecognized
  }
};

If I simplify Subclass and just inherit from Subclass<int> then it compiles. It also compiles when fully qualifying g() as Superclass<T>::g() and Superclass<T>::b. I'm using LLVM GCC 4.2.

Note: If I make g() and b public in the superclass it still fails with same error.

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