Re: typedef vs. typename confusion

[Gabriel Dos Reis <Gabriel dot Dos-Reis at dptmaths dot ens-cachan dot fr>]

>>>>> «Martin», Martin von Loewis <martin@mira.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:

>> I've been trying to come up with a small example, but I haven't been
>> able to.  I have a pretty complicated template class hierarchy that
>> triggers this problem.  I'll keep chiseling away at it, but I was
>> wondering if anyone else has seen this problem.

Martin> If you think you've found a bug, it is not really necessary to post a
Martin> small example: If you can, just post the code that gives you the
Martin> error.

Martin> Please note that ISO C++ requires the use of typename at certain
Martin> places. egcs has an extension to insert typename implicitely in places
Martin> where it previously was not needed. Not being a template expert, I
Martin> can't guess whether the extension will be fixed or completely dropped
Martin> in the medium term.

	I had already pointed out that such an extension should be
turned off by *default*. Note I don't say it should be dropped.

Martin> Regards,
Martin> Martin

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