rodolfo@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Hi, I don't know if this is a C++ or g++ problem, but this snippet
> doesn't compile, but I think it should:
>
> template <class T> void test(const char *par);
>
> template <> void test<int>(const char *par = 0) {}
>
> int main()
> {
> test<int>();
> }
>
> g++ 3.4.5 returns the following errors:
> test.cpp:3: error: default arguments are only permitted for function parameters
> test.cpp:7: error: no matching function for call to `test()'
>
> Well, the first error text is a little bit misleading because I'm
> defining a default argument for a function parameter, but somehow this
> is not parsed correctly, and g++ thinks it's not a function.
>
> So, is this allowed in c++ or is a g++ parse bug?
No. See Section 14.7.3, Para. 21.
"Default function arguments shall not be specified in the explicit
specialization of a function template."
Andrew.
