Re: Bug in member template function access checking ?

From:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:20:04 -0500
Message-ID:
<eisp2k$49v$1@news.datemas.de>
Aurelien Regat-Barrel wrote:

Can you confirm the following code shows up a bug in VC++ 8 access
checking ?

    class test_stream1
    {
    private: // <-- PRIVATE
        test_stream1 & operator << ( const int & )
        {
            return *this;
        }
    };

    class test_stream2
    {
    private: // <-- PRIVATE
        template<typename T>
        test_stream2 & operator << ( const T & )
        {
            return *this;
        }
    };

    int main()
    {
        test_stream1() << 10; // Fails to compile, OK
        test_stream2() << 10; // Success !!! ???
    }


Yes, it appears to be a bug. Comeau C++ refuses to compile
the second statement in 'main' as well as the first.

You should report it as a bug to MS, but search the bug database
first to see if there is already one there on access to template
members.

V
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