#include <stdio.h>
#include <memory>
template <class _Type, int _MinLen = 32, _Type _DefValue = 0>
class dlist {
public:
	_Type * items;	
	int length;
};
dlist<char*> motd_lines;
int main (){
    return 0;
}

H:\test.cpp:9: error: could not convert template argument `0' to `char*'
H:\test.cpp:9: error: invalid type in declaration before ';' token

#include <cstdio>
#include <memory>
template <class _Type, int _MinLen = 32, _Type _DevValue = 0>
class dlist {
public:
	_Type * items;	
	int length;
	_Type get(int i){
		return (i >= 0 && i < length)? items[i] : _DevValue ;
	}
};
dlist<char*> motd_lines;
int main (){
    return 0;
}