struct TypeId
{
    unsigned char myTypeId;

    // Comment out this line and it links incrementally
    TypeId() : myTypeId(0) {}
};

template<class Type>
struct TypeRegistrationHelper
{
    static TypeId ourTypeId;
};

template<class Type> TypeId TypeRegistrationHelper<Type>::ourTypeId;

// Uncomment this line and it links incrementally
//template struct TypeRegistrationHelper<float>;

void UpdateFrame()
{
    // Commenting/uncommenting this line causes a full link to happen
    // unless you have changed 1 of the 2 lines listed above. Then it links
    // incrementally as expected when changing this line.
    TypeRegistrationHelper<float>::ourTypeId;
}

#include "Updater.h"

int main()
{
    UpdateFrame();
    return 0;
}