template <typename T>
class base
{
public:
   typedef T booboo;
};

template <typename T>
class derived : public base<T>
{
public:
   //typedef typename base<T>::booboo booboo; <-- fixes the problem
   booboo boo()
   {
      booboo bb = T(1);
      return bb;
   }
};

int main()
{
   derived<int> d;
   d.boo();
   return 0;
}