Re: templated func : what's wrong
"mosfet" <john.doe@anonymous.org> wrote in message
news:46b9756a$0$9301$426a74cc@news.free.fr...
HI,
when trying to compile an embedded version of STL called ustl on win32
platform I get the following error :
/// Returns the minimum of \p a and \p b
template <typename T1, typename T2>
inline const T1 min (const T1& a, const T2& b)
{
return (a < b ? a : b);
}
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
8\vc\include\ustl\uutility.h(69) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'T1'
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
8\vc\include\ustl\uutility.h(69) : error C2226: syntax error : unexpected
type 'T1'
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
8\vc\include\ustl\uutility.h(69) : error C2988: unrecognizable template
declaration/definition
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
8\vc\include\ustl\uutility.h(69) : error C2059: syntax error :
'<cv-qualifer>'
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio
8\vc\include\ustl\uutility.h(69) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
I think it comes from the fact template functions like this are not
standard C++.
Could someone confirm ?
How can I change that ?
I get a warning when I compile your code, I thought it wouldn't even
compile. When I remove the first "const" the error goes away. What is that
const suppoed to mean? Try this isntead:
template <typename T1, typename T2>
inline T1 min (const T1& a, const T2& b)
{
return (a < b ? a : b);
}
Note: changed from inline const T1 to inline T1
That const there doesn't make much sense to the compiler, or me.
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