Code (C++)

template <class T> int EEPROM_writeAnything(int ee, const T& value)
{
    const byte* p = (const byte*)(const void*)&value;
    unsigned int i;
    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(value); i++)
          EEPROM.write(ee++, *p++);
    return i;
}

template <class T> int EEPROM_readAnything(int ee, T& value)
{
    byte* p = (byte*)(void*)&value;
    unsigned int i;
    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(value); i++)
          *p++ = EEPROM.read(ee++);
    return i;
} 

Code

app.ino:43:40: error: 'T' does not name a type
:int EEPROM_writeAnything(int ee, const T& value)
app.ino:43:43: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'value' with no type [-fpermissive]