Re: [boost] nested function templates on GCC

Subject: Re: [boost] nested function templates on GCC
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-30 15:01:39

AMDG

On 09/30/2012 10:18 AM, Adam Wulkiewicz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Currently I'm working on a spatial index and was considering using
> methods templates until I've tested it on GCC. Consider the following
> simple example:
> 
> template <typename T1, typename T2>
> struct boom {};
> 
> struct aaa
> {
>     template <typename T>
>     void boom() {}
> };
> 
> template <typename T>
> struct bbb
> {
>     void test()
>     {
>         T t;
>         t.template boom<int>(); // <- here GCC resolves struct boom
>     }
> };
> 
> <snip>
> 
> This is not the case on VC++ or clang. Also, not the case if structs
> can't be found by the compiler (e.g. are in the different namespace).
> But what if some library defines some struct template and includes other
> library which defines method template with the same name? Is GCC
> standard-compliant in this case?
> 

Definitely not.  The names should be resolved
as members of the class, not using unqualified
lookup.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe

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