[Bug c++/15695] New: Instantiations of a template cannot be mutual friends?

[igodard at pacbell dot net]

template<typename T> class A;

template<typename T> class A {
public:
    template<typename R>
    friend class A<R>;
    };

int main() {
    return 0;
    }

gets:
~/ootbc/common/test/src$ g++ foo.cc
foo.cc:6: error: partial specialization `A<R>' declared `friend'

Is this a bug, a hole in the language, or are you supposed to declare mutual friendship some other way?

Ivan

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           Summary: Instantiations of a template cannot be mutual friends?
           Product: gcc
           Version: 3.4.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: igodard at pacbell dot net
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15695