template specialization hides other specializations-msvc6

[Tom Richardson]

The following code gives the output "1.21.21.2" with msvc6,
while it gives "1.2T34" with g++.

What's up with this?

Regards, Tom
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

template<class T>
void plum() { cout << "T"; }

template<>
void plum<double>() { cout << 1.2; }

template<>
void plum<int>() { cout << 34; }

int main()
{
plum<double>();
plum<bool>();
plum<int>();
return 0;
}

 

[Victor Bazarov]

The following code gives the output "1.21.21.2" with msvc6,
while it gives "1.2T34" with g++.

What's up with this?

VC++ v6 cannot handle template specialisations. It always calls
the first one it encounters. A known bug.