Re: VC8 - template & namespace bug?

Hello all,

I have been running into some problems while compiling some C++ code
with Visual Studio 8 SP1. Basically, if one namespace is using another
namespace, and contains a templated function, then the use of this
function makes the latter namespace visible from that point on.

 Here is some code to clarify things:

namespace A {
class myClass {};
}

namespace B {
using namespace A;
template <class T>
void f() { return; }
}

int main() {
B::f<int>();
myClass c; // Should not compile!
}

The reference to "myClass" in main() should be undefined because it is
inside the namespace A. Nonetheless, VC8 compiles it. It also compiles
it if you put brackets around "B::f<int>();".
The problem does not arrise if the function is not templated, ot if
"using A::myClass" is used instead of "using namespace A".

Of course this can cause more serious problems when functions in
different namespaces collide.

A bug in the compiler or am I missing anything? Can anyone confirm
this problem?
Your suggestions are most welcome.