dinonet@xxxxxx writes: > Hi, I've got a problem with using a template together with a struct > declared inside a function body, see example below. When I compile > "g++ -D TEST1 test.cpp" or "g++ -D TEST2 test.cpp" the compiler > answers with "error: no matching function for call to > Buffer:read()'". "g++ -D TEST3 test.cpp" compiles and runs as expected > but is using a globally defined struct. > > Can someone tell me if this compiler error is a bug in the compiler or > something not covered by the C++ standard? Is there any other > workaround besides making the struct global? The compiler is correct. The C++98 standard forbids instantiating a template with a local type. This restriction is lifted in the draft C++0x standard, and indeed current versions of gcc do compile your code with the -std=c++0x option. Ian
