// Odd egcs behavior with template-friend functions.

#include <stdio.h>

template <typename T>
class meta_info {
  friend bool operator==<> ( const meta_info<T>&, const meta_info<T>& );
  friend meta_info<T> metaid<> ( const T& );

  meta_info<T>& operator=(const meta_info<T>& );  // no assignment.
  meta_info ( const meta_info<T>& );              // no cpy ctor
  meta_info() {}                                  // only friends can create 
                                                  //  the class.
public:

};

template <typename T>
bool operator== ( const meta_info<T>&, const meta_info<T>& ) {
  return false;
}

template <typename T>
inline meta_info<T> metaid ( const T& ) {
  meta_info<T> mi;
  return mi;
}

class meta_info<int> {
public:
  static long max () throw() {
    return 42;
    // should be: return std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
  }
};


int main (int, char **) {
  int n = 5;
  printf ("meta_info<int>::max() is: %i\n", metaid(n).max() );
  return 0;
}