static tree cp_parser_init_declarator
   (cp_parser *, cp_decl_specifier_seq *, bool, bool, int, bool *);
 static cp_declarator *cp_parser_declarator
-  (cp_parser *, cp_parser_declarator_kind, int *, bool *);
+  (cp_parser *, cp_parser_declarator_kind, int *, bool *, bool);
 static cp_declarator *cp_parser_direct_declarator
-  (cp_parser *, cp_parser_declarator_kind, int *);
+  (cp_parser *, cp_parser_declarator_kind, int *, bool);
 static enum tree_code cp_parser_ptr_operator
   (cp_parser *, tree *, cp_cv_quals *);
 static cp_cv_quals cp_parser_cv_qualifier_seq_opt
       /* Parse the declarator.  */
       declarator = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_NAMED,
                                         /*ctor_dtor_or_conv_p=*/NULL,
-                                        /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                                        /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                                        /*member_p=*/false);
       /* Parse the attributes.  */
       attributes = cp_parser_attributes_opt (parser);
       /* Parse the asm-specification.  */
       declarator
        = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_NAMED,
                                /*ctor_dtor_or_conv_p=*/NULL,
-                               /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                               /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                               /*member_p=*/false);
       cp_parser_check_for_definition_in_return_type (declarator,
                                                     declares_class_or_enum);
       if (declarator != cp_error_declarator)
   declarator
     = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_NAMED,
                            &ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
-                           /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                           /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                           /*member_p=*/false);
   /* Gather up the deferred checks.  */
   stop_deferring_access_checks ();
 
    expression, not a declaration.)
 
    If PARENTHESIZED_P is non-NULL, *PARENTHESIZED_P is set to true iff
-   the declarator is a direct-declarator of the form "(...)".  */
+   the declarator is a direct-declarator of the form "(...)".  
+
+   MEMBER_P is true iff this declarator is a member-declarator.  */
 
 static cp_declarator *
 cp_parser_declarator (cp_parser* parser,
                       cp_parser_declarator_kind dcl_kind,
                       int* ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
-                     bool* parenthesized_p)
+                     bool* parenthesized_p,
+                     bool member_p)
 {
   cp_token *token;
   cp_declarator *declarator;
       /* Parse the dependent declarator.  */
       declarator = cp_parser_declarator (parser, dcl_kind,
                                         /*ctor_dtor_or_conv_p=*/NULL,
-                                        /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                                        /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                                        /*member_p=*/false);
 
       /* If we are parsing an abstract-declarator, we must handle the
         case where the dependent declarator is absent.  */
        *parenthesized_p = cp_lexer_next_token_is (parser->lexer,
                                                   CPP_OPEN_PAREN);
       declarator = cp_parser_direct_declarator (parser, dcl_kind,
-                                               ctor_dtor_or_conv_p);
+                                               ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
+                                               member_p);
     }
 
   if (attributes && declarator != cp_error_declarator)
    we are parsing a direct-declarator.  It is
    CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_EITHER, if we can accept either - in the case
    of ambiguity we prefer an abstract declarator, as per
-   [dcl.ambig.res].  CTOR_DTOR_OR_CONV_P is as for
+   [dcl.ambig.res].  CTOR_DTOR_OR_CONV_P and MEMBER_P are as for
    cp_parser_declarator.  */
 
 static cp_declarator *
 cp_parser_direct_declarator (cp_parser* parser,
                              cp_parser_declarator_kind dcl_kind,
-                             int* ctor_dtor_or_conv_p)
+                             int* ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
+                            bool member_p)
 {
   cp_token *token;
   cp_declarator *declarator = NULL;
              cp_parameter_declarator *params;
              unsigned saved_num_template_parameter_lists;
 
-             cp_parser_parse_tentatively (parser);
+             /* In a member-declarator, the only valid interpretation
+                of a parenthesis is the start of a
+                parameter-declaration-clause.  (It is invalid to
+                initialize a static data member with a parenthesized
+                initializer; only the "=" form of initialization is
+                permitted.)  */
+             if (!member_p)
+               cp_parser_parse_tentatively (parser);
 
              /* Consume the `('.  */
              cp_lexer_consume_token (parser->lexer);
 
              /* If all went well, parse the cv-qualifier-seq and the
                 exception-specification.  */
-             if (cp_parser_parse_definitely (parser))
+             if (member_p || cp_parser_parse_definitely (parser))
                {
                  cp_cv_quals cv_quals;
                  tree exception_specification;
              parser->in_type_id_in_expr_p = true;
              declarator
                = cp_parser_declarator (parser, dcl_kind, ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
-                                       /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                                       /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                                       member_p);
              parser->in_type_id_in_expr_p = saved_in_type_id_in_expr_p;
              first = false;
              /* Expect a `)'.  */
   /* Look for the declarator.  */
   abstract_declarator
     = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_ABSTRACT, NULL,
-                           /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                           /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                           /*member_p=*/false);
   /* Check to see if there really was a declarator.  */
   if (!cp_parser_parse_definitely (parser))
     abstract_declarator = NULL;
       declarator = cp_parser_declarator (parser,
                                         CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_EITHER,
                                         /*ctor_dtor_or_conv_p=*/NULL,
-                                        parenthesized_p);
+                                        parenthesized_p,
+                                        /*member_p=*/false);
       parser->default_arg_ok_p = saved_default_arg_ok_p;
       /* After the declarator, allow more attributes.  */
       decl_specifiers.attributes
              declarator
                = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_NAMED,
                                        &ctor_dtor_or_conv_p,
-                                       /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                                       /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                                       /*member_p=*/true);
 
              /* If something went wrong parsing the declarator, make sure
                 that we at least consume some tokens.  */
   else
     declarator = cp_parser_declarator (parser, CP_PARSER_DECLARATOR_EITHER,
                                       /*ctor_dtor_or_conv_p=*/NULL,
-                                      /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL);
+                                      /*parenthesized_p=*/NULL,
+                                      /*member_p=*/false);
 
   /* Restore the saved message.  */
   parser->type_definition_forbidden_message = saved_message;