转载一个老外的编译错误hope useful to some one really need it

 a function template error, in the vc 8 there was on such error ,but when switch to vc9(vs2008) ,get the error:
development/src/d3ddrv/src/D3DStats.h(27) : error
C2785: 'T InitialStatValue(void)' and 'FD3DCounter InitialStatValue(void)' have
different return types
development/src/d3ddrv/src/D3DStats.h(27) : error
C3637: 'InitialStatValue' : a friend function definition cannot be a
specialization of a function template
development/src/d3ddrv/src/D3DStats.h(27) : error
C2912: explicit specialization; 'FD3DCounter InitialStatValue(void)' is not a
specialization of a function template
这个程序源码在VC2003 VC2005中编译都可以通过 但是在VC2008中报上述错误 1、模板函数有不同返回值 2、友元函数定义不能是一个函数模板的特化，紧接着引起了此函数不是函数模板的特化错误。如何修复这个错误，看老外解决办法！

In the file D3Dstats.h find template<> friend FD3DCounter InitialStatValue<FD3DCounter>() { return FD3DCounter(); } replace it with: template<> inline FD3DCounter InitialStatValue<FD3DCounter>() { return FD3DCounter(); } and put this line out side of struct FD3DCounter definition; just like : struct FD3DCounter { bla bla ..; } template<> inline FD3DCounter InitialStatValue<FD3DCounter>() { return FD3DCounter(); } it will compile pass in VC9 with no compile or link error like above! enjoy it !