Emanuel Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > compiled without any problems before, it now gives the errors > error: 'get_test' is neither function nor member function; cannot be > declared friend
well, the diagnostic is clear; g++ needs a prototype in scope of the function to be declared friend. the followign compiles correctly: ,----- | template <class T> class FriendClass; | | template <class T> T get_test (const FriendClass<T> &fc) { | return fc.test; } | | template <class T> class FriendClass { | friend T get_test<T> (const FriendClass<T> &); | protected: | T test; | }; | | int main () { | FriendClass<int> fc; | get_test(fc); | return 0; | } `----- for your second problem, have a look to the point 2 of the "C++ templates FAQ" at http://womble.decadentplace.org.uk/c++/template-faq.html -- Maurizio Loreti http://www.pd.infn.it/~loreti/mlo.html Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Padova, Italy ROT13: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Help-gplusplus mailing list Help-gplusplus@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gplusplus