Why is !() need with default template arguments

[Jeremie Pelletier]

Tim Matthews Wrote:

> On Wed, 20 May 2009 15:01:44 +1200, Jeremie Pelletier <jeremiep at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
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> > I think it is so the parser knows how to make the difference between the  
> > template symbol and an instance symbol.
> >
> 
> 
> Can you explain a bit more on this? function templates dont require this  
> by the way and I didn't think a template could ever be 'newed'

Oh yeah you are right, it has already been filed as a bug.