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c++.why can't you separate the definition of your templates class from their declaration and put them inside a .cpp file? is there a workaround to allow the separation. And could anybody give my a source where I could also get more information with examples. Thanks

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  • Simple answer is it can't be done. Only one compiler ever implemented this originally, and now it's been given up as a lost cause. – Peter R Feb 20 '14 at 20:23
  • ... 4, 3, 2, 1, `*'|'*`! – πάντα ῥεῖ Feb 20 '14 at 20:26
  • @PeterR Simple answer is it can be done, but you have to be careful with what you do with the `.cpp` file. – juanchopanza Feb 20 '14 at 20:29
  • @juanchopanza depends on your definition of "done". No explicit instatiations, and full template definition in a separate translation unit cannot be done, and I guess that's what I thought the OP meant. EDG was the only compiler to ever implement `export` AFAIK. – Peter R Feb 20 '14 at 21:02
  • if you dont want to help then dont. leaving smart comments only makes you look like an ass. – user3334478 Mar 26 '14 at 15:10

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