hi

This is in regards to function templates.  Some compilers flag
it as an error if the function parameter list does not use all
the template parameters.

I have browsed thru the CD2 and have not found this to be a
requirement !

On contemplation, though, I find this justified.  Else, we have
two cases

1. the compiler instantiates this function for all the classes
it knows about,

2. the programmer has to instantiate before s/he uses this function

These issues do not seem to be addressed by the CD.

Can someone set me on the right track?

thanx
kv

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kv <vkrishnamurthy@statestreet.com.---> writes:

>This is in regards to function templates.  Some compilers flag
>it as an error if the function parameter list does not use all
>the template parameters.

Such compilers do not conform to the DWP.

>These issues do not seem to be addressed by the CD.

They are.  Function template parameters which cannot be deducted
from the function arguments must be given explicitly at the call
site, e.g.

 template <class T> void foo(void);
 ...
 foo<int>();

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