Re: c++/9549: [3.4 regression] [New parser] ICE in regenerate_decl_from_template

[Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/9549; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu>
To: Martin Sebor <sebor@roguewave.com>
Cc: bangerth@dealii.org, <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: c++/9549: [3.4 regression] [New parser] ICE in regenerate_decl_from_template
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:21:53 -0600 (CST)

 > >     This is not a bug. You need to write
 > >       m.template do_it<T>();
 > 
 > This is incorrect, as is your previous analysis in PR #9510:
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=9510
 > 
 > This syntax is required only if the right hand side of the
 > dot operator depends on a template parameter, otherwise it
 > is optional. Please read 14.2, p4 for more.
 
 Ehm, but in m.do_it<T>, the rhs of the dot operator _is_ template 
 dependent, no? 14.2.4 has almost the same example and says that you need 
 the template keyword -- what am I missing here?
 
 W.
 
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