Let the D compiler print the dependencies and pragma(lib,...).

Bruno Medeiros brunodomedeiros+spam at com.gmail
Thu Dec 28 14:43:47 PST 2006


Georg Wrede wrote:
> Frank Benoit (keinfarbton) wrote:
>> To make any build tool completely independent from parsing the source
>> files, please print out the pragma( lib ) also.
>>
>> I think, that this again shall be in the compiler, because this is also
>> dependent in evaluation of version and debug conditions. Implementing
>> this redundant into the build tools does not make sense.
> 
> With all due respect to the work Derek has done here, a better 
> (especially long-term, and theoretically) solution would be to have the 
> compiler itself be the pivot of file dependency logic.
> 
> One of THE major principles of software development is the notion of 
> _not_ duplicating data or information. Therefore we are simply obliged 
> to let the compiler decide who, which, and when is dependent of whom.

Tell that to Walter... ;o

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Bruno Medeiros - MSc in CS/E student
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