Re: [boost] Metrowerks: member template specialization problem

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-28 02:22:53

Howard Hinnant wrote:

> Here's my reduced test case:
...
> template <>
> //inline
> bool
> derived<wchar_t>::getline(std::string&);// {return false;}

> If I give the specialization a definition, it compiles and runs
> correctly at least on Pro 9.  Sorry I don't have Pro 8 loaded to test
> on.

Thanks for testing this. I need to decide if I really want to support borland 
and VC7, and if not, I'll just apply this workaround. Otherwise, I'll have to 
give up member specialization :-(

> Btw our FE engineer has gotten back to me, confirmed this is a bug, and
> it has already been fixed in our latest compiler (post-Pro 9, not yet
> released).

Good to know!

Thanks,
Volodya