Re: c++/3063: Explicit specification of a template-argument gives syntax error inside a template function.

[Gabriel Dos Reis <Gabriel.Dos-Reis@cmla.ens-cachan.fr>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/3063; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Gabriel Dos Reis <Gabriel.Dos-Reis@cmla.ens-cachan.fr>
To: Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com>
Cc: nobody@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/3063: Explicit specification of a template-argument gives syntax error inside a template function.
Date: 08 Jun 2001 00:41:24 +0200

 Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com> writes:
 
 | The following reply was made to PR c++/3063; it has been noted by GNATS.
 | 
 | From: Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com>
 | To: Martin Sebor <sebor@roguewave.com>
 | 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, 7 Jun 2001 16:35:23 -0400
 | 
 |  On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 09:46:01PM -0000, Martin Sebor wrote:
 |  >  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).
 |  
 |  After reading 14.2 I think you're right.  Note that adding 'template'
 |  as I wrote it, still works around the problem.
 
 That is nonetheless an unfortunate workaround for a bug in the parser.
 Anyway, that is one of the things we plan to fix in the parser rewrite
 (soon). 
 
 -- Gaby