Gcc error? Problem with controlling access to friend function in template class
I have a template class and I am defining a friend function inside the class.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
template <typename T>
class template_class {
T v;
friend void foo(template_class t) {
t.v = 1; // (1)can access the private member because it a friend
cout << t.v << endl;
template_class<int> t1;
t1.v = 2; // (2)accessible if instantiated with [T=int]
cout << t1.v << endl;
template_class<char> t2;
t2.v = 'c'; // (3)should not be accessible too if instantiated with [T=int]
cout << t2.v << endl;
}
};
int main() {
template_class<int> t; // (4)generate void foo(template_class<int> t)
foo(t);
return 0;
}
If my understanding is correct, (4) generate a function void foo(template_class<int>)
and make it a friend template_class<int>
so it can access a private member template_class<int>
like (1) and (2) above source. But (3) should not be OK either, it is not a friend template_class<char>
, it void foo(template_class<char>)
will only be a friend template_class<char>
.
EDIT As @Constructor and @Chnossos said, the above source is compiled with gcc 4.8.1 , but not clang 3.4 . So which one is correct? Is this just a gcc bug? Does the standard have a clear definition of this case?
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