diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 94a2adb2ada..f51f6f1d005 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-10-26  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+
+	* include/bits/basic_string.h (append(const basic_string&),
+	append(size_type, _CharT)): Move out of line...
+	* include/bits/basic_string.tcc: ... here.
+
 2004-10-26  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
 
 	* include/bits/basic_string.h (erase(size_type, size_type),
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.h
index 34c6fab94a5..6550b9c3362 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.h
@@ -776,19 +776,7 @@ namespace std
        *  @return  Reference to this string.
        */
       basic_string&
-      append(const basic_string& __str)
-      {
-	const size_type __size = __str.size();
-	if (__size)
-	  {
-	    const size_type __len = __size + this->size();
-	    if (__len > this->capacity() || _M_rep()->_M_is_shared())
-	      this->reserve(__len);
-	    _M_copy(_M_data() + this->size(), __str._M_data(), __size);
-	    _M_rep()->_M_set_length_and_sharable(__len);
-	  }
-	return *this;
-      }
+      append(const basic_string& __str);
 
       /**
        *  @brief  Append a substring.
@@ -835,19 +823,7 @@ namespace std
        *  Appends n copies of c to this string.
        */
       basic_string&
-      append(size_type __n, _CharT __c)
-      {
-	if (__n)
-	  {
-	    _M_check_length(size_type(0), __n, "basic_string::append");	  
-	    const size_type __len = __n + this->size();
-	    if (__len > this->capacity() || _M_rep()->_M_is_shared())
-	      this->reserve(__len);
-	    _M_assign(_M_data() + this->size(), __n, __c);
-	    _M_rep()->_M_set_length_and_sharable(__len);
-	  }
-	return *this;
-      }
+      append(size_type __n, _CharT __c);
 
       /**
        *  @brief  Append a range of characters.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.tcc b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.tcc
index 9e59e2c6b50..6bd12968202 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.tcc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/basic_string.tcc
@@ -261,6 +261,23 @@ namespace std
 	}
      }
 
+  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits, typename _Alloc>
+    basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&
+    basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::
+    append(size_type __n, _CharT __c)
+    {
+      if (__n)
+	{
+	  _M_check_length(size_type(0), __n, "basic_string::append");	  
+	  const size_type __len = __n + this->size();
+	  if (__len > this->capacity() || _M_rep()->_M_is_shared())
+	    this->reserve(__len);
+	  _M_assign(_M_data() + this->size(), __n, __c);
+	  _M_rep()->_M_set_length_and_sharable(__len);
+	}
+      return *this;
+    }
+
   template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits, typename _Alloc>
     basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&
     basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::
@@ -288,6 +305,23 @@ namespace std
       return *this;
     }
 
+  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits, typename _Alloc>
+    basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&
+    basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::
+    append(const basic_string& __str)
+    {
+      const size_type __size = __str.size();
+      if (__size)
+	{
+	  const size_type __len = __size + this->size();
+	  if (__len > this->capacity() || _M_rep()->_M_is_shared())
+	    this->reserve(__len);
+	  _M_copy(_M_data() + this->size(), __str._M_data(), __size);
+	  _M_rep()->_M_set_length_and_sharable(__len);
+	}
+      return *this;
+    }    
+
   template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits, typename _Alloc>
     basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>&
     basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::