it looks good but doesn't compile :(

[Domenico Andreoli]

i have a problem with the following code, it does not compile and i do
not understand why.

the interesting thing is that if function call_f is renamed to f the
compiler is happy.

any kind soul has any clue?

thanks
dom
$ g++ -c broken.cpp
broken.cpp: In function `T* call_f(A&)':
broken.cpp:15: error: syntax error before `>' token
$

----------- CUT HERE -----------
// broken.cpp

struct A
{
template<typename T>
T* f()
{
return 0;
}
};

template<typename T>
T* call_f(A& a)
{
return a.f<T>();
}
----------- CUT HERE -----------
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[Victor Bazarov]

"Domenico Andreoli" <ca***@freemail.it> wrote...

i have a problem with the following code, it does not compile and i do
not understand why.

the interesting thing is that if function call_f is renamed to f the
compiler is happy.

any kind soul has any clue?

thanks
dom
$ g++ -c broken.cpp
broken.cpp: In function `T* call_f(A&)':
broken.cpp:15: error: syntax error before `>' token
$

----------- CUT HERE -----------
// broken.cpp

struct A
{
template<typename T>
T* f()
{
return 0;
}
};

template<typename T>
T* call_f(A& a)
{
return a.f<T>();
Change this to

return a.template f<T>();
}
----------- CUT HERE -----------

I am not sure why gcc needs that 'template' there. According to
3.4.5, there should be no need for that.

Victor