Templates and classes

[theBUSH]

Could someone tell me why this code...

list.hh

#ifndef _LIST_HH
#define _LIST_HH

template <class T>
class list
{
private:
	class node
	{
		T	m_data;
		node	*m_prev;
		node	*m_next;
	};

public:
	list();

private:
	node	m_base;
	node	*m_head;
};

#endif // _LIST_HH

list.cc

#include "list.hh"

list::list()
: m_head(m_base)
{
}

gives this error...

list.cc:3: syntax error before `::' token

im using GNU C++ 3.2.2