I'm currently  using g++-2.8.1.
Does the following piece of code from istream_iterator class correspond
to the standard?

 template <class T, class Distance = ptrdiff_t>
 class istream_iterator {
   friend bool
   operator== <>  (const istream_iterator<T, Distance>& x,
                                 const istream_iterator<T, Distance>&
y);
 // deleted stuff
 };


In particular, it seems to me that it is impossible to derive the
line
   friend bool
      operator== <> (const istream_iterator<T, Distance>& x,
                                 const istream_iterator<T, Distance>&
y);
in the current C++ grammar.

iglewski@uqah.uquebec.ca




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