The manual claims a future version of G++ will support a hybrid
instantiation model, which I don't think is still planned, and
describes extern templates as an extension when they are in C++11.
* doc/extend.texi (Template Instantiation): Remove anachronisms.
OK for trunk?
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index c770e35..91f429d 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -15184,16 +15184,7 @@ GNU/Linux or Solaris 2, or on Microsoft Windows, G++
supports the
Borland model. On other systems, G++ implements neither automatic
model.
-A future version of G++ will support a hybrid model whereby the compiler
-will emit any instantiations for which the template definition is
-included in the compile, and store template definitions and
-instantiation context information into the object file for the rest.
-The link wrapper will extract that information as necessary and invoke
-the compiler to produce the remaining instantiations. The linker will
-then combine duplicate instantiations.
-
-In the mean time, you have the following options for dealing with
-template instantiations:
+You have the following options for dealing with template instantiations:
@enumerate
@item
@@ -15255,9 +15246,10 @@ compile it without @option{-fno-implicit-templates} so
you get all of the
instances required by your explicit instantiations (but not by any
other files) without having to specify them as well.
-G++ has extended the template instantiation syntax given in the ISO
-standard to allow forward declaration of explicit instantiations
-(with @code{extern}), instantiation of the compiler support data for a
+The ISO C++ 2011 standard allows forward declaration of explicit
+instantiations (with @code{extern}). G++ supports explicit instantiation
+declarations in C++98 mode and has extended the template instantiation
+syntax to support instantiation of the compiler support data for a
template class (i.e.@: the vtable) without instantiating any of its
members (with @code{inline}), and instantiation of only the static data
members of a template class, without the support data or member
