[boost] Re: VC6 and member templates

From: Boris Fomitchev (fbp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-03 13:57:48

Actually, some member template support was there since
VC 5.0, its main problem is that member template function must be
defined inline to compile with VC (same for 6.0). Also there
might be glitches when both copy constructor and template constructor
are present.

-Boris.

jsiek_at_[hidden] wrote:

> One of the more recent patches (probably sp3) added support for member
> templates. I believe that the member templates now work as well as
> normal template functions in VC++ (i.e. partial ordering is somewhat
> broken).
>
> David Abrahams writes:
>  > Can somebody please describe to me the nature of VC6's lack of support
>  > for member templates? I just modified my copy of smart_ptr.hpp to
>  > include all member templates dealing with auto_ptr regardless of our
>  > config setting, and it compiled just fine.
>  >
>  > Please cc: me here at work if you don't mind: David_Abrahams_at_dragonsys.
>  > com (I'm posting through egroups right now, so you see my home address).
>  >
>  > Many thanks in advance,
>  > Dave
>  >
>  >
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