Q:

template compilation error in Ubuntu and make

I've got C++ functions written and compiled with MSVS 2008 in Windows. They have some templates. 
The functions are compiled and work just fine in Windows, but when I compile the same project in Ubuntu with "make", it generates errors. Here's the template
template <class NumType>
void drawCircles(cv::Mat& image, const cv::Mat_<cv::Vec<NumType, 2>> points, cv::Scalar color)
{
    // added working for both row/col point vector

    Point2d p0;

    for (int i = 0; i < points.cols; i++)
    {
        p0.x = cvRound(points.at<Vec<NumType, 2>>(0,i)[0]);
        p0.y = cvRound(points.at<Vec<NumType, 2>>(0,i)[1]);
        circle(image, p0, 5, color, 2, 8);
    }
}

the error keeps repeating that:
‘points’ was not declared in this scope

Is there any option with make or CMake that creates such error for template? 
Thank you at best!

A:

Since you haven't tagged your question C++11, I can only assume that you haven't enabled it for your compiler.  This means that 
    cv::Mat_<cv::Vec<NumType, 2>> points

is interpreted as:
    cv::Mat_<cv::Vec<NumType, (2>> points)

The 2>> points gets interpreted as the bit shift operator and that's why it's looking for a variable named points.
The comment about C++11 is because this situation changed in this version where >> will be interpreted as two end of template parameter lists if possible, meaning your syntax would be correct.
The solution is to either enable C++11 in your compiler or close two template parameter lists like this:
    cv::Mat_<cv::Vec<NumType, 2> > points

Note the new space added.

