Visual Studio 6 template support
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Hello ! I was creating a custom collection class, implemented as a doubly-linked list and a templated data type wrapped into a struct. Now, I first wrote it following normal coding standards, by seperating the header file of the template class and the implementation file into two different files, then including the header file where ever I needed this class. This approach lead to a series of linker problems, the linker failing to resolve the template instantations. When I copied the contents of the implementation file and pasted it after the class definition (that is, into the end of the header file) and re-included this new header file into the module where I needed the template class, the code compiled and linked properly, but the template class header file became rather big.. Does anyone know if this is a bug in the IDE, and if it is fixed in the later versions, .NET and/or .NET 2003 ? Is there a possible work-around of this without moving the implementation file as a part of the header file ? A pragma definition, perhaps ? Or is my only possibility to cram the header and implementation files together and distribute this monolithic file ? Greetings, Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.
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Hello ! I was creating a custom collection class, implemented as a doubly-linked list and a templated data type wrapped into a struct. Now, I first wrote it following normal coding standards, by seperating the header file of the template class and the implementation file into two different files, then including the header file where ever I needed this class. This approach lead to a series of linker problems, the linker failing to resolve the template instantations. When I copied the contents of the implementation file and pasted it after the class definition (that is, into the end of the header file) and re-included this new header file into the module where I needed the template class, the code compiled and linked properly, but the template class header file became rather big.. Does anyone know if this is a bug in the IDE, and if it is fixed in the later versions, .NET and/or .NET 2003 ? Is there a possible work-around of this without moving the implementation file as a part of the header file ? A pragma definition, perhaps ? Or is my only possibility to cram the header and implementation files together and distribute this monolithic file ? Greetings, Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.
See the Comeau C++ Template FAQ: Why do I get a link error when compiling my templates?[^] -- I'm Michael Dunn and I approve this post. Vote Trogdor in oh-four!