Structure + Function Templates + MSVC 6 C2062 Error!

[Jay]

Hi All,

If we define a template function within a structure and when calling
the function if we specify the typename, MSVC6 throws an error saying
that typename was not expected (Error C2062). If we don't specify the
typename, then everything works fine. But, the same problem is not
noticed in g++ in linux. What is the reason?

Thanks in Advance!

Regards,
Jayaraghavendran.K

 

[Dave Rahardja]

Hi All,

If we define a template function within a structure and when calling
the function if we specify the typename, MSVC6 throws an error saying
that typename was not expected (Error C2062). If we don't specify the
typename, then everything works fine. But, the same problem is not
noticed in g++ in linux. What is the reason?

Thanks in Advance!

Regards,
Jayaraghavendran.K

Some sample code might help here.

 

[FabioAng]

Hi All,

If we define a template function within a structure and when calling
the function if we specify the typename, MSVC6 throws an error saying
that typename was not expected (Error C2062). If we don't specify the
typename, then everything works fine. But, the same problem is not
noticed in g++ in linux. What is the reason?

Thanks in Advance!

Regards,
Jayaraghavendran.K

Probably because MSVC6 is not ISO C++ compliant.

Fabio

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erik_Wikstr=F6m?=]

Hi All,

If we define a template function within a structure and when calling
the function if we specify the typename, MSVC6 throws an error saying
that typename was not expected (Error C2062). If we don't specify the
typename, then everything works fine. But, the same problem is not
noticed in g++ in linux. What is the reason?

When something does not work in VC6 but in some other, newer compiler I
usually assume that it's because VC6 sucks (it's 9 years old now) but
just to be sure I'd run the code through comeau online just to be sure.
If you can, get a newer compiler, Visual C++ 2005 Express is available
for free from www.microsoft.com.

 

[VinaySGudur]

Right ! MSVC6 is not ISO C++ compliant. This problem gets solved in
higher versions of MSVC6


-Vinay Gudur

 

[red floyd]

Right ! MSVC6 is not ISO C++ compliant. This problem gets solved in
higher versions of MSVC6

There *are no* higher versions of MSVC6. There are, however higher
versions of MSVC (current version is 8).

 

[Default User]

Right ! MSVC6 is not ISO C++ compliant. This problem gets solved in
higher versions of MSVC6

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