typedef in templated base class, won't compile

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typedef in templated base class, won't compile
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Subject:	typedef in templated base class, won't compile
Group:	Gcc-help
From:	John Gateley
Date:	25 Oct 2007

Hi, I'm having problems using typedef within a templated base class:

#include <stdio.h>

template<class TEMPLATE_ARG>
class Base
{
public:
typedef int MyType;
};

template<class TEMPLATE_ARG>
class Child : public Base<TEMPLATE_ARG>
{
public:
MyType *MakeObject();
};

The compiler is complaining about "MyType *MakeObject();":
NestedTypedef.C:14: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'MyType' with no type
NestedTypedef.C:14: error: expected ';' before '*' token

If I remove the template from the Base class, it compiles fine.

Any hints on why this won't work or what I could do to make it work?
Note that MyType is not templated, even though the base class is (and in
my short example, I don't use the TEMPLATE_ARG but in the actual code I do).

Thanks,

j
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John Gateley <gateley>