Does the GotW #101 “solution” actually solve anything?

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You are correct; the example seems to be missing an explicit template instantiation. When I try to run the example with a constructor and destructor for widget::impl on MSVC 2010 SP1, I get a linker error for pimpl<widget::impl>::pimpl() and pimpl<widget::impl>::~pimpl(). When I add template class pimpl<widget::impl>;, it links fine.

In other words, GotW #101 eliminates all boilerplate from GotW #100, but you need to add an explicit instantiation of the pimpl<...> template with the implementation of the pimpl impl. At least with #101 the boiler plate you need is straightforward.

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