_foo referenced from _bar is undefined (again)

Hi all

I get this linker error in my project and I'm unable to find the reason
for it. I checked all topics in this list but without any success. The
problem looks like this (this is a simplified version with just the
basic code related to the error):

---- Arrays.h ----

template <class T>
class Array
{
public:
Array();
};

---- Arrays.cpp ----

template <class T>
Array<T>::Array()
{
}

---- MyApp.cpp ----

#include "Arrays.h"

void SomeFunc()
{
Array<int>* array = new Array<int>();
}

This compiles ok, but the linker complains with the error:
"MyApp.cpp: 'Array<int>::Array()' referenced rom 'SomeFunc' is
undefined."

I use CW 8.2 and SDK 5r3. I can solve the problem by moving all Array
related functions to the Array.h and inline them, but it looks like I
always end with this problem after a while (with a different class).
What am I missing?

.

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