Re: Problem with templates and friends on g++ 3.4.2

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Earnie

<quote who=3D"Angel Tsankov">
> I've just installed WinGW 3.2.0 RC 3 (g++ -v returns 3.4.2) and got an
> error
> compiling the following piece of c++ code:
>
> template< typename t >
> class t2
> {
>     friend t; // error: a class-key must be used when declaring a frien=
d
> };
>
> Then I tried to compile this code:
>
> template< typename t >
> class t2
> {
>     friend typename t;          // this is main.cpp:6
> };
>
> and got this:
>
> main.cpp:6: error: expected nested-name-specifier before "t"
> main.cpp:6: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of `t' with no type
> main.cpp:6: error: `t' is neither function nor member function; cannot =
be
> declared friend
>
> I think the second piece of code is perfectly legal and should compile =
(at
> least it was reported to compile on gcc 3.4.3).
>
> Should I upgrade to 3.4.3 (and if so, how?) or is there any workaround =
for
> the issue?
>
>
>
>
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Earnie

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