Missing usage patterns for c++ templates implemented in cpp files

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Missing usage patterns for c++ templates implemented in cpp files #708

Open StasJ opened 6 years ago

StasJ commented 6 years ago

Templates that are defined in a header but implemented in a source file need to have their usage patterns defined otherwise the required usage patterns may not be generated and the linker will fail.

shaomeng commented 6 years ago

I'd suggest to put the implementation of template functions IN the header files.

The only drawback is larger binaries, but I don't think it's too bad, since we don't have a large number of template functions...