vector class does not link

[jochen wilhelmy <digisnap at cs dot tu-berlin dot de>]

hi!

this little vector class compiles correctly, but the linker does
not find the external operator*.
please tell me if i made something wrong or if it is a gcc bug.

bye, jochen

//# gcc -v
//Reading specs from
/usr/local/bin/../lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-linux-gnu/2.96/specs
//gcc version 2.96 20000605 (experimental)

//# gcc -Wno-non-template-friend -o vectortest vectortest.cpp
//In function `main':
//(.text+0x2b): undefined reference to `operator*(Vector3<float> const
&, float)'

template <class Type>
class Vector3
{
	public:

		union
		{
			Type x;
			Type u;
			Type r;
		};

		union
		{
			Type y;
			Type v;
			Type g;
		};

		union
		{
			Type z;
			Type w;
			Type b;
		};
		
		Vector3();
		Vector3(const Vector3<Type>&);
		Vector3(Type newX, Type newY, Type newZ);
		
		/// scalar multiplication
		friend Vector3<Type> operator*(const Vector3<Type>& vector, Type
coefficient);
		
		/// scalar division
		Vector3<Type> operator/(Type coefficient) const;
};

//

template <class Type>
inline Vector3<Type>::Vector3()
{
}

template <class Type>
inline Vector3<Type>::Vector3(const Vector3<Type>& vector)
{
	x = vector.x;
	y = vector.y;
	z = vector.z;
}

template <class Type>
inline Vector3<Type>::Vector3(Type newX, Type newY, Type newZ)
{
	x = newX;
	y = newY;
	z = newZ;
}

template <class Type>
inline Vector3<Type> operator*(const Vector3<Type>& vector, Type
coefficient)
{
	return Vector3<Type>(
		vector.x*coefficient,
		vector.y*coefficient,
		vector.z*coefficient);
}

template <class Type>
inline Vector3<Type> Vector3<Type>::operator/(Type coefficient) const
{
	return Vector3<Type>(
		x/coefficient,
		y/coefficient,
		z/coefficient);
}

//

int main() {
	Vector3<float> v;

	v = v*5.0f;
	v = v/5.0f;

	return 0;
}