c++/9230: Friend definitions in template classes

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

The following reply was made to PR c++/9230; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
To: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ticam.utexas.edu>
Cc: reichelt@igpm.rwth-aachen.de, <gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org>,
   <gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org>, <nobody@gcc.gnu.org>, <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: c++/9230: Friend definitions in template classes
Date: 08 Jan 2003 20:09:28 +0100

 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