Re: template parameters cannot be friends

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red floyd <no.spam@here.dude>

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comp.lang.c++

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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:31:10 -0700

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siddhu wrote:

On Apr 18, 4:14 pm, "Victor Bazarov" <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:

siddhu wrote:

Hello,
would you suggest to me, why gcc 3.3.3 can not compile this:
template<class T>
class Base
{
   Base(){}
     friend T;
};
class A:virtual public Base<A>
{
     public:
        A(){}
};
# g++ test.cpp
test.cpp:6: error: template parameters cannot be friends
while CC,MS VisualC++, gcc 2.95 do.
Does it conflict with C++ standard?

No.

How can i change code to produce such behaviour? I need to use
template

Make the constructor of 'Base' protected.

V
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I want class A to be final class. Thats why I have kept Base's
constructor is private. Even if I make it protected ,it is not going
to get compiled.

This is why you say what you *want* to do. Your question is a FAQ.

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/strange-inheritance.html#faq-23.11

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