MSVC Gurus: Need Workaround

From: Bill Seymour (bill-at-the-office_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-05 11:15:22

I've discovered one reason why I'm having trouble
compiling the fixed-point decimal library with
MSVC v5.  In a nutshell:

  template<typename T> struct foo { };

  template<typename U>
  struct bar
  {
      bar(const foo<int>&);
      bar(const foo<double>&);
  };

On the line with the second ctor, the compiler tells me
that bar(const foo&) is already declared (so it's not
recognizing foo<int> and foo<double> as distinct types).
If I make bar a non-template class by just commenting
out the template<typename U> line, it works OK.

Is this a problem with MSVC v6, too?  If so, is there
a workaround?

Thanks,

--Bill Seymour