TITLE: local types and template parameters

(Source: comp.lang.c++.moderated, 6 Oct 2000)

BARES: Jan Bares <jan.bares@antek.cz.no.spam>

> Can someone tell me if this is correct (according to ANSI), 
> and if not, what is the reason? The code is just ilustrative.
>
> template <class T>
> T ReturnMe(T t) {return t;}
>
> void Test()
> {
>  struct SomeS
>   {
>   int i;
>   };
>
>  SomeS s;
>
>  s = ReturnMe(s);
>  }

COMEAU: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau)

Comeau C/C++ 4.2.44 (Sep 30 2000 11:56:08) for _MS_WINDOWS_x86_BETA3
Copyright 1988-2000 Comeau Computing.  All rights reserved.

"LT.C", line 14: error: a template argument may not reference a local type
   s = ReturnMe(s);
       ^

Of which ANSI agrees.  Why?  A different example might help address that:
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/templates/#stringliteral



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