hi all,

The following sample code compiles and executes perfectly in vc++. But gcc is

parse error before `::' token in the line
std::string test=b::c::d; in the following program

I think its not correct to complain since itz a template kind of thing
and the compiler is not going to reserve any space for the template function since i have not implemented it.

can anybody throw light on this.

thanks in advance,
harish

eg.cpp

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
namespace IMP{
template<typename a,typename b> void
fun(){

std::string test=b::c::d;
cout<<"works";
}
}

void main(){

cout<<"just for test";
}

Looks like it should compile to me...

It compiled fine an AIX/RS6000 with the xlC compiler.

funny one ...

When I try to compile it with gcc 2.95.3 or 3.2
I get:
eg.cpp: In function `void IMP::fun()':
eg.cpp:5: parse error before `='

Including the headers from STLPort
(with both compilers) I get this:
eg.cpp: In function `void IMP::fun()':
eg.cpp:5: parse error before `::'

Not that I quite understood what you were trying to do :}
But changing b::c::d to a::b compiles fine? :)
Using STLPort, that is ... without STLPort I still keep
getting
eg.cpp:5: parse error before `='

I was getting parse error before '=' before adding #include <string>

friends, thanks for your responses. I did not get any parse error before =. my only doubt was why the compiler is not behaving in standard way with respect to std::string test=b::c::d;