http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51629
Bug #: 51629 Summary: Default Destructor and template extern Instantiation cause the Destructor to be missing Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.6.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: m...@gmx.net Created attachment 26148 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=26148 Reproduction code, archive since i need a seperate compilation unit for extern template instantiation If I compile a templated class A with the destructor "~A() = default;" it works fine. However if I try to use "extern template class A<type>", and instantiate the code in another compilation unit it fails. It works fine if either of the marked lines "~A() = default" or the private variable with a typedefed type are removed. Comandline used =============== g++ main.cpp instant.cpp -o main -std=c++0x Error Message ============= /tmp/cc09sFi6.o: In function `main': main.cpp:(.text+0x2b): undefined reference to `eventManager_base<void>::~eventManager_base()' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status g++ -v output: ============== Using built-in specs. COLLECT_GCC=g++ COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.6.1/lto-wrapper Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.6/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=-4.6 --enable-shared --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.6 --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --with-sysroot=/ --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)