Template problem

From:
"Jens Mander" <jens@mander.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:58:31 +0100
Message-ID:
<OaXCBvRBHHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
The following code generates errors when compiled using VC++ 7.1. However,
gcc 3.2.2 and comeau online have no problems with it. Is this illegal code
or a compiler bug? If it is the latter; was it fixed in the latest release
of VC++? Are there any workarounds for my version?

Thank you in advance!

====================
template <typename T>
struct Outer
{
   template <T value = 0>
   struct Inner {};
};

int main ()
{
   Outer<int>::Inner<> fail;
}
====================
cl test.cpp
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 13.10.3077 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1984-2002. All rights reserved.

test.cpp
test.cpp(10) : error C2976: 'Outer<T>::Inner' : too few template arguments
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
        test.cpp(5) : see declaration of 'Outer<T>::Inner'
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
test.cpp(10) : error C2955: 'Outer<T>::Inner' : use of class template
requires t
emplate argument list
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
        test.cpp(5) : see declaration of 'Outer<T>::Inner'
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
test.cpp(10) : error C2955: 'Outer<T>::Inner' : use of class template
requires t
emplate argument list
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
        test.cpp(5) : see declaration of 'Outer<T>::Inner'
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
test.cpp(10) : error C2133: 'fail' : unknown size
test.cpp(10) : error C2512: 'Outer<T>::Inner' : no appropriate default
construct
or available
        with
        [
            T=int
        ]
test.cpp(10) : error C2262: 'fail' : cannot be destroyed

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