compiling templates with g++

[llewelly@198.dsl.xmission.com]

Only put definitions of *templated* functions in the header file; put all
  other definitions in .cc files as usual.

On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Amit Mehrotra wrote:

> But if I use this code in multiple source files, all of those which include
> the header file with the implementation, the linker complains about
> duplicate definitions!

I do this all the time, and I don't get these complaints.
I am using gcc 2.95.2, binutils 2.9.1, on i686-pc-linux-gnu

> 
> Amit
> 
> > Put the definitions of your template functions in your header file.
> > 
> > If this causes problems, run 'info gcc' and then type 'gTemplate Instantiation'
> >   (info will tab-complete, like bash and tcsh).
> > 
> > gcc does not yet support having a definition of a templated function in a
> >   compilation unit separate from where it is used. 
> 
> > ANSI C++ requires a definition of a templated function to be declared
> >   'export' for it to be availible to other compiliation units, but, as I
> >   said before, gcc doesn't support that yet.
>