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2024-12-19

1155. Internal-linkage non-type template arguments

[Voted into the WP at the November, 2010 meeting.]

Now that local classes can be used as template arguments, it seems odd that there are “external linkage” restrictions on non-type template parameters. The addresses of objects and functions with internal linkage should be permitted as well.

Proposed resolution (August, 2010):

Change 13.4.3 [temp.arg.nontype] bullet 1.3 as follows:

• the address of an object with static storage duration and external or internal linkage or a function with external or internal linkage, including function templates...

This resolution also resolves issue 1154.