Missing return value error not present with template

[Andrea Fontana]

On Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 08:43:01 UTC, Tony wrote:
> This code:
> class MyClass {
>
> public:
>    int SomeMethod ()
>    {
>
>    }
>
> }
>
>
> void main()
> {
>
> }
>
> gets a compile error:
> Error: function test_warnings.MyClass.SomeMethod has no return 
> statement, but is expected to return a value of type int
>
> but if I make it a template class:
>
> class MyClass(T) {
>
> there is no compile error. I don't know why the error isn't 
> given for the template code as well.

Because it's a template! If you try to instantiate it, it gives 
the same error. For example MyClass!int a;