template member function of template class called from template function

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Try the following code:

template<class T> void g()
{
   A<T> a;
   a.template f<3>();  // add `template` keyword here
}

According to C++’03 Standard 14.2/4:

When the name of a member template specialization appears after . or -> in a postfix-expression, or after nested-name-specifier in a qualified-id, and the postfix-expression or qualified-id explicitly depends on a template-parameter (14.6.2), the member template name must be prefixed by the keyword template. Otherwise the name is assumed to name a non-template.

Future C++ Standard seems to be still require this keyword according to draft n2857 14.3/4. Some compilers has special mode that allows to compile original code without errors (Comeau compiles it in so called relaxed mode).

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