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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/cp/NEWS b/gcc/cp/NEWS index 3d53e1c36bd..ff2d5124f52 100644 --- a/gcc/cp/NEWS +++ b/gcc/cp/NEWS @@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ + Static data member templates work. + Member function templates are now supported. + Partial specialization of class templates is now supported. - + The new 'template <>' specialization syntax is now accepted and - ignored. - + Explicit instantiation of template constructors and destructors is - now supported. For instance: - - template A<int>::A(const A&); + + Explicit specification of template parameters to function templates + is now supported. Things you may need to fix in your code: @@ -43,6 +39,11 @@ http://www.cygnus.com/misc/wp/dec96pub/template.html#temp.res + + Guiding declarations are no longer supported. Function declarations, + including friend declarations, do not refer to template instantiations. + You can restore the old behavior with -fguiding-decls until you fix + your code. + Other features: + Default function arguments in templates will not be evaluated (or @@ -52,13 +53,16 @@ + The -ftemplate-depth-NN flag can be used to increase the maximum recursive template instantiation depth, which defaults to 17. If you need to use this flag, the compiler will tell you. + + Explicit instantiation of template constructors and destructors is + now supported. For instance: + + template A<int>::A(const A&); Still not supported: + Member class templates. + Template template parameters. + Template friends. - + Explicit qualification of function templates. * Exception handling support has been significantly improved and is on by default. This can result in significant runtime overhead. You can turn @@ -163,3 +167,14 @@ * On the HPPA, some classes that do not define a copy constructor will be passed and returned in memory again so that functions returning those types can be inlined. + +*** The g++ team thanks everyone that contributed to this release, + but especially: + +* Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.com>, the maintainer of the g++ FAQ. +* Brendan Kehoe <brendan@cygnus.com>, who coordinates testing of g++. +* Jason Merrill <jason@cygnus.com>, the g++ maintainer. +* Mark Mitchell <mmitchell@usa.net>, who implemented member function + templates and explicit qualification of function templates. +* Mike Stump <mrs@wrs.com>, the previous g++ maintainer, who did most of + the exception handling work. |