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CC Compiler Instantiates Templates Too Eagerly (Doc ID 2750304.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 12, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Solaris Studio - Version 12.4 to 12.6 [Release 12]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Given the following code:

template <class T>
struct Fail {
   T data[5];
};

template <class RET_TYPE>
void trigger(const Fail<RET_TYPE( )>&) { }

template <class TYPE>
void call(const TYPE&) { }

int main( ) {
   call(&trigger<int>);
}

Oracle Solaris Studio 12.3 compiles it without errors.

However, Oracle Solaris Studio 12.4 and Oracle Developer Studio 12.5 fail with:

"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 3: Error: Member functions may not be declared with template type parameters.
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: While specializing "Fail<int( )>".
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: Specialized in non-template code.
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 3: Error: Cannot have an array of functions.
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: While specializing "Fail<int( )>".
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: Specialized in non-template code.
2 Error(s) detected.


Oracle Developer Studio 12.6 fails only with

"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 3: Error: Cannot have an array of functions.
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: While specializing "Fail<int( )>".
"<SOURCE_FILE>", line 17:     Where: Specialized in non-template code.
1 Error(s) detected.


The example above compiles cleanly with every other compiler tried, including clang, g++ and several others.

Changes

 

Cause

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