From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Martin Sebor <sebor@roguewave.com>
To: nobody@gcc.gnu.org
Cc: gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/3063: Explicit specification of a template-argument gives syntax error inside a template function.
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 14:46:00 -0000
Message-id: <20010607214601.4029.qmail@sourceware.cygnus.com>
X-SW-Source: 2001-06/msg00246.html
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The following reply was made to PR c++/3063; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Sebor <sebor@roguewave.com>
To: pme@gcc.gnu.org
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/3063: Explicit specification of a template-argument gives syntax 
 error inside a template function.
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 15:44:48 -0600

 pme@gcc.gnu.org wrote:
 > 
 > Synopsis: Explicit specification of a template-argument gives syntax error inside a template function.
 > 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
 > State-Changed-By: pme
 > State-Changed-When: Thu Jun  7 14:35:40 2001
 > State-Changed-Why:
 > 
 >     Not a bug.  The parser thinks that < means 'less than'.
 >     You're required by the c++ standard to write
 > 
 >         a.template func<char>();     // line 15
 
 Only in a dependent context. `a' here doesn't depend on a template
 parameter so `template' isn't required. I believe this is a known
 bug in the parser (someone else acknowledged it on this list in
 the past).
 
 Regards
 Martin
 
 > 
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view&pr=3063&database=gcc