Re: Pointer to array template parameter in partial specialization
Gianni Mariani wrote:
Oskar Enoksson wrote:
The following template specialization construct is rejected by g++
4.1.2 while icc 9.1 silently accepts is (even with -strict-ansi).
Which compiler is correct?
template<typename T>
struct x {};
template<typename T, unsigned N>
struct x<T*[N]> {};
int main() {
x<int> a;
x<int*[10]> b;
return 0;
}
bash> g++-4.1.2 -c tst.cpp
tst.cpp:7: error: template parameters not used in partial
specialization: tst.cpp:7: error: 'T'
Looks like a serious gcc bug to me.
Did you file it with the gcc people ?
Oh, and I just noticed (and read carefully) the subject of your
message, Oskar, and wanted to tell you that
T*[N]
is NOT a pointer to array, but rather an array of pointers to T.
A pointer to an array would be
T(*)[N]
V
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