Re: [boost] SUN Compiler option -features=tmplrefstatic

From: Andrey Semashev (andysem_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-29 05:25:35

Simon Atanasyan wrote:
> % cat test.cc
> static int bar(int)
> {
>     return 0;
> }
> 
> template <typename T>
> int foo(T arg)
> {
>     return bar(arg);
> }
> 
> int main()
> {
>     return foo(1);
> }
> 
> % CC -V test.cc
> CC: Sun C++ 5.9 SunOS_sparc Patch 124863-01 2007/07/25
> ccfe: Sun C++ 5.9 SunOS_sparc Patch 124863-01 2007/07/25
> "test.cc", line 9: Error: Reference to static bar(int) not allowed in
> template foo<int>(int), try using -features=tmplrefstatic.
> "test.cc", line 14:     Where: While instantiating "foo<int>(int)".
> "test.cc", line 14:     Where: Instantiated from non-template code.
> 1 Error(s) detected.

I'd like to note that the code is valid right until foo is instantiated 
in more than one translation unit. So the compiler restriction might not 
be a bad idea after all.