compiler bug

[Artak Avetyan]

Hi.
Recently came across with a problem. Compiler came crazy in using of
FRIEND function in class declared as
a TEMPLATE.

Here is a sample :

template <class TYPE>
class Temp
{
public:
    Temp()
    {m_nData = 10;}

public:
    // Here I do not agree with declaration (using of keyword TEMPLATE), because
    // " TYPE "  I already declared in class. It must be -
    // friend TYPE Multiply(Temp<TYPE> temp, unsigned long nLong);
    // But compiler wants so. Whatever, the problem is not here !!!
    template <TYPE> friend TYPE Multiply(Temp<TYPE> temp, unsigned long nLong);

protected:
    TYPE    m_nData;
};

template <class TYPE>
TYPE Multiply(Temp<TYPE> temp, unsigned long nULong)
{
    temp.m_nData *= (TYPE)nULong;
    return temp.m_nData;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[ ], char *envp[ ] )
{
    Temp<long> temp;
    unsigned long nULong = 0xFF;
    // Note, here I get message, that in function Multiply cannot access to
    // protected member Temp<long>::m_nData;
    long nRes = Multiply(temp, nULong);    // the result must be 2550
    return (int) nRes;
}

I use Pentium III - 550, 64 MB RAM, Linux Mandrake 7.0, Disk free space >= 2GB.

If I made mistakes, please inform me as soon as possible, because it is very urgent for me.
By the way, I'll thank you very much if you tell me (or when I can download) how to switch off warnings using #pragma, and list of warning numbers.

With regards,
Artak.

P.S. Actually I found other bug as well, which behaves absolutely similar as in MS Visual C++, it is connected with virtual functions table. I'll send a sample next time (already reported to MS).