------- Comment #3 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-06-15 22:24 ------- > but it is an explicit specialization of the *definition* of the variable
No it is a specialization of the declaration. There are only specialization of declarations; never definitions. Re-read the link you gave and you will see the following: "Explicit specialization declaration syntax" . -- pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44548