template bug?

[Gerald Pfeifer]

On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Dave Taylor wrote:
> 	template <class T>
> 	fart(T &a)
> 	{
> 		T::inside_class damn;
> 	}

This is not valid ISO C++ code, line 4 should actually read
  typename T::inside_class damn;

> 	u.cc: In function `int fart(T &)':
> 	u.cc:4: parse error before `;'

I agree, however, that the error message you got in this case is 
somewhat confusing.

Moreover, shouldn't this be handled by the "implicit typename" gcc
extension? (Mark? Jason?)

Gerald
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