3 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/config.hpp b/host/include/uhd/config.hpp
index 316d60c2b..006086480 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/config.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/config.hpp
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_LOCAL
-    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIMP_TMPL
+    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIM_TMPL
 #elif defined(__GNUG__) && __GNUG__ >= 4
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_IMPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_LOCAL  __attribute__ ((visibility("hidden")))
-    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIMP_TMPL extern
+    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIM_TMPL extern
 #else
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_IMPORT
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_EXPORT
     #define UHD_HELPER_DLL_LOCAL
-    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIMP_TMPL extern
+    #define UHD_HELPER_EXIM_TMPL extern
 #endif
 
 // Now we use the generic helper definitions above to define UHD_API and UHD_LOCAL.
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@
 #ifdef UHD_DLL // defined if UHD is compiled as a DLL
     #ifdef UHD_DLL_EXPORTS // defined if we are building the UHD DLL (instead of using it)
         #define UHD_API UHD_HELPER_DLL_EXPORT
-        #define UHD_EXIMP_TMPL UHD_HELPER_EXIMP_TMPL
+        #define UHD_EXIM_TMPL UHD_HELPER_EXIM_TMPL
     #else
         #define UHD_API UHD_HELPER_DLL_IMPORT
-        #define UHD_EXIMP_TMPL
+        #define UHD_EXIM_TMPL
     #endif // UHD_DLL_EXPORTS
     #define UHD_LOCAL UHD_HELPER_DLL_LOCAL
 #else // UHD_DLL is not defined: this means UHD is a static lib.
     #define UHD_API
     #define UHD_LOCAL
-    #define UHD_EXIMP_TMPL
+    #define UHD_EXIM_TMPL
 #endif // UHD_DLL
 
 // Define force inline macro
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.hpp b/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.hpp
index 03aa69ba8..366efb1f3 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.hpp
@@ -112,12 +112,10 @@ namespace uhd{
 
     };
 
-    //! export a symbol for the gain range type
-    UHD_EXIMP_TMPL template struct UHD_API meta_range_t<float>;
+    //!typedef for a gain meta-range
     typedef meta_range_t<float> gain_range_t;
 
-    //! export a symbol for the freq range type
-    UHD_EXIMP_TMPL template struct UHD_API meta_range_t<double>;
+    //!typedef for a frequency meta-range
     typedef meta_range_t<double> freq_range_t;
 
 
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.ipp b/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.ipp
index 29f389fca..944ada51f 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.ipp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/ranges.ipp
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ namespace uhd{
         return ss.str();
     }
 
+    UHD_EXIM_TMPL template struct UHD_API meta_range_t<float>;
+    UHD_EXIM_TMPL template struct UHD_API meta_range_t<double>;
+
 } //namespace uhd
 
 #endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_TYPES_RANGES_IPP */