Template Instantiation

The Intel® C++ Compiler supports extern template, which lets you specify that a template in a specific translation unit will not be instantiated because it will be instantiated in a different translation unit or different library. The compiler now includes additional support for:

inline template -- instantiates the compiler support data for the class (i.e. the vtable) for a class without instantiating its members.
static template -- instantiates the static data members of the template, but not the virtual tables or member functions.

You can now use the following options to gain more control over the point of template instantiation:

Option	Description
-fno-implicit-templates	Never emit code for non-inline templates which are instantiated implicitly (i.e. by use). only emit code for explicit instantiations.
-fno-implicit-inline-templates	Do not emit code for implicit instantiations of inline templates either. The default is to handle inlines differently so that compilations, with and without optimization, will need the same set of explicit instantiations.