diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/Makefile.Host b/src/cas/example/simple/Makefile.Host
index aed46bc9a..a2e79b646 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/Makefile.Host
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/Makefile.Host
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ SRCS += exVectorPV.cc
 SRCS += exScalarPV.cc
 SRCS += exAsyncPV.cc
 SRCS += exChannel.cc
-SRCS += templInst.cc
 
 PROD := excas
 
diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
index 70de5e545..e6ba77c79 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.cc
@@ -6,9 +6,24 @@
 //
 // Example EPICS CA server
 //
-
 #include "exServer.h"
 
+//
+// if the compiler supports explicit instantiation of
+// template member functions
+//
+#if defined(EXPL_TEMPL) 
+	//
+	// From Stroustrups's "The C++ Programming Language"
+	// Appendix A: r.14.9 
+	//
+	// This explicitly instantiates the template class's 
+	// member functions into "templInst.o"
+	//
+	template class gddAppFuncTable <exPV>;
+	template class resTable <pvEntry,stringId>;
+#endif
+
 //
 // static data for exServer
 //
@@ -48,22 +63,22 @@ exServer::exServer(const char * const pvPrefix, unsigned aliasCount) :
 	const char * const pNameFmtStr = "%.100s%.20s";
 	const char * const pAliasFmtStr = "%.100s%.20s%u";
 
-	ft.installReadFunc ("status", &exPV::getStatus);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("severity", &exPV::getSeverity);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("seconds", &exPV::getSeconds);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("nanoseconds", &exPV::getNanoseconds);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("precision", &exPV::getPrecision);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("graphicHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("graphicLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("controlHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("controlLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("alarmHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("alarmLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("alarmHighWarning", &exPV::getHighLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("alarmLowWarning", &exPV::getLowLimit);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("units", &exPV::getUnits);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("value", &exPV::getValue);
-	ft.installReadFunc ("enums", &exPV::getEnums);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("status", &exPV::getStatus);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("severity", &exPV::getSeverity);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("seconds", &exPV::getSeconds);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("nanoseconds", &exPV::getNanoseconds);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("precision", &exPV::getPrecision);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("graphicHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("graphicLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("controlHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("controlLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("alarmHigh", &exPV::getHighLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("alarmLow", &exPV::getLowLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("alarmHighWarning", &exPV::getHighLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("alarmLowWarning", &exPV::getLowLimit);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("units", &exPV::getUnits);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("value", &exPV::getValue);
+	exServer::ft.installReadFunc ("enums", &exPV::getEnums);
 
         //
         // hash table size may need adjustment here?
@@ -114,6 +129,13 @@ exServer::exServer(const char * const pvPrefix, unsigned aliasCount) :
 	this->installAliasName(billy, pvAlias);
 }
 
+//
+// exServer::~exServer()
+//
+exServer::~exServer()
+{
+}
+
 //
 // exServer::installAliasName()
 //
diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
index 768fe2efc..84b6121b6 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/exServer.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ private:
 class exServer : public caServer {
 public:
 	exServer(const char * const pvPrefix, unsigned aliasCount);
+	~exServer();
         void show (unsigned level) const;
         pvExistReturn pvExistTest (const casCtx&, const char *pPVName);
         pvCreateReturn createPV (const casCtx &ctx, const char *pPVName);
diff --git a/src/cas/example/simple/exVectorPV.cc b/src/cas/example/simple/exVectorPV.cc
index fae599277..907608819 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/simple/exVectorPV.cc
+++ b/src/cas/example/simple/exVectorPV.cc
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ caStatus exVectorPV::updateValue(gdd &valueIn)
 			//
 			pFE = &pF[this->info.getElementCount()];
 			while (pF<pFE) {
-				*(pF++) = 0.0;
+				*(pF++) = 0.0f;
 			}
 			*pNewValue = pF;
 		}