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Re: c++/9230: Friend definitions in template classes
- From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
- To: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth at ticam dot utexas dot edu>
- Cc: reichelt at igpm dot rwth-aachen dot de, <gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <gcc-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <nobody at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: 08 Jan 2003 20:09:28 +0100
- Subject: Re: c++/9230: Friend definitions in template classes
- Organization: Integrable Solutions
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301081119100.8502-100000@gandalf.ticam.utexas.edu>
Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu> writes:
| > As I read paragraph 14.6.5.1 in the standard, this is the expected behavior:
| >
| > > Friend classes or functions can be declared within a class template. When
| > > a template is instantiated, the names of its friends are treated as if
| > > the specialization had been explicitly declared at its point of instantiation.
|
| That leaves no wishes for clarity unheard.
I disagree: That doesn't say where the declaration appears.
[...]
| Yes :-) I just did not know where to look exactly. Do you want to close
| it or should I do that?
Please, don't close this until we solve this as a non-issue.
-- Gaby