something wrong with template instantiation mechanics

[Joe Buck]

> i've tried my code and lloks like tons of
> small inline template functions are not
> instantiated.

I think that this is a consequence of the new rules: you have both
non-template and template abs functions.  Unfortunately, I'm confused
by the new rules and not sure what is really supposed to change; I
also think that there still may be some bugs in the code that implements
them.