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Re: -fobey-inline (was Re: gcc and inlining)
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 07:18:30AM +1200, Ross Smith wrote:
> The vast majority of inline functions in modern C++ are templates.
> Templates _have_ to be inline, either defined inside a class definition
> or explicitly marked inline if they're defined out of line or aren't
> class members. There's no portable way to use templates without marking
> them inline.
This is not correct. The template has to appear in the header; it need
not be declared inline.