The following code: $ cat > t.cpp << EOF
struct A { template<class T> T get () { return T(); } }; template<class T> T foo () { A a; return a.get<T> (); } int main () { return foo<int> (); } EOF fails to compile: $ g++ -c t.cpp t.cpp: In function `T foo()': t.cpp:13: error: parse error before `>' token with: $ gcc -v Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.4/specs Configured with: ../gcc-3.3.4/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-checking --with-gnu-ld --verbose --target=i486-slackware-linux --host=i486-slackware-linux Thread model: posix gcc version 3.3.4 -- Summary: gcc 4.0.1 rejects non-ambiguous member-template call Product: gcc Version: 4.0.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: nicoara at roguewave dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: i486-slackware-linux GCC host triplet: i486-slackware-linux GCC target triplet: i486-slackware-linux http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23088