template instantiation logic ?

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

>>>>> «Marc», Marc ESPIE <Marc.Espie@liafa.jussieu.fr> wrote:

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Marc> The strange thing is that, in order to get egcs to compile my code,
Marc> instantiating the template as
Marc> template Vector<double>& Vector<double>::operator=(Random_distribution &);
Marc> is not enough !

Is it the *compiler* or the *loader* who complains ?

Marc> I need to use:
Marc> template Vector<double>& 
Marc> Vector<double>::operator=(Gaussian_random_distribution &);


Marc> Is this normal behavior ? 

hum... I fail to find an explanation. However IMHO the function object
generate<>(0 from STL  should help you much to achive what you are
doing. I would be insterested in seeing your code.

-- Gaby
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