Settled down the case of mailbox.

include/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Generate header with default script directory.
 SET(SOT_IMPORT_DEFAULT_PATHS \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/script\")
 CONFIGURE_FILE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sot-core/import-default-paths.h.cmake
-		       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sot-core/import-default-paths.h)
+		       ${${PROJECT_NAME}_BINARY_DIR}/include/sot/import-default-paths.h)
 
 SET(${PROJECT_NAME}_HEADERS
 sot-core-api.h

include/sot-core/mailbox-vector.h

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <MatrixAbstractLayer/boost.h>
 
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* --- API ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -50,11 +49,7 @@
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 namespace sot {
-	class MAILBOX_VECTOR_EXPORT MailboxVector : public Mailbox<maal::boost::Vector> 
-	{
-	public:
-		MailboxVector( const std::string& name );
-	};
+	typedef Mailbox<maal::boost::Vector> MailboxVector;
 }
 
 #endif // #ifdef  HAVE_LIBBOOST_THREAD

include/sot-core/mailbox.t.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,37 @@ namespace sot {
 //#include <sot-core/debug.h>
 
 namespace dg = dynamicgraph;
-  
+
+typedef Mailbox<maal::boost::Vector> mailvect;
+
+/*
+: public dg::Entity
+{
+ public:
+ static const std::string CLASS_NAME;
+
+ public:
+  struct sotTimestampedObject
+  {
+	maal::boost::Vector obj;
+	struct timeval timestamp;
+  };
+
+  virtual const std::string& getClassName( void );
+
+  Mailbox( const std::string& name );
+  ~Mailbox( void );
+
+  void post( const maal::boost::Vector& obj );
+  sotTimestampedObject& get( sotTimestampedObject& res,const int& dummy );
+
+  maal::boost::Vector& getObject( maal::boost::Vector& res,const int& time );
+  struct timeval& getTimestamp( struct timeval& res,const int& time );
+
+  bool hasBeenUpdated( void );
+};
+*/
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* --- CONSTRUCTION --------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -141,8 +171,19 @@ getTimestamp( struct timeval& res,const int& time )
 	return res;
 }
 
+/* Macro for template specialization */
+#define MAILBOX_TEMPLATE_SPE(S) \
+namespace sot { \
+template void Mailbox<S>::post(const S& obj ); \
+template maal::boost::Vector&  Mailbox<S>::getObject( S& res,const int& time ); \
+template bool Mailbox<S>::hasBeenUpdated(void); \
+template Mailbox<S>::~Mailbox(); \
+template Mailbox<S>::sotTimestampedObject& Mailbox<S>::get( Mailbox<S>::sotTimestampedObject& res,const int& dummy ); \
+template Mailbox<S>::Mailbox(const std::string& name); \
 }
 
+} // namespace sot
+
 #endif // #ifdef HAVE_LIBBOOST_THREAD
 #endif // #ifdef __SOT_MAILBOX_T_CPP
 

src/tools/mailbox-vector.cpp

@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@
 
 using namespace sot;
 using namespace dynamicgraph;
-typedef Mailbox<maal::boost::Vector> mailvect;
-template<>DYNAMICGRAPH_FACTORY_ENTITY_PLUGIN(mailvect,"Mailbox<Vector>");
 
-MailboxVector::MailboxVector( const std::string& name): Mailbox<maal::boost::Vector> (name){}
+// Explicit template specialization
+MAILBOX_TEMPLATE_SPE(maal::boost::Vector);
+
+template<>DYNAMICGRAPH_FACTORY_ENTITY_PLUGIN(mailvect,"Mailbox<Vector>");
 
 #endif // #ifdef  HAVE_LIBBOOST_THREAD
 

unitTesting/tools/test_mailbox.cpp

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void f( void )
 	  std::cout << " iter  " << i << std::endl;
       for( int j=0;j<25;++j ) vect(j) = j+i*10;
       mailbox.post( vect );
-      mailbox.getObject( vect2, 1 );
+      maal::boost::Vector V = mailbox.getObject( vect2, 1 );
 	  std::cout << vect2 << std::endl;
 	  std::cout << " getClassName   " << mailbox.getClassName() << std::endl;
 	  std::cout << " getName        " << mailbox.getName() << std::endl;