Dude! Where's my string constant?

[Frits van Bommel]

kris wrote:
> Frits van Bommel wrote:
>> kris wrote:
> [snip]
>>> However, going to these lengths is surely counter-intuitive?
>>
>>
>> Yes it is. What happens for the second one when instantiated should 
>> really happen by default for all strings (i.e. be put into separate 
>> sections).
> 
> Indeed; along with init-data for structs and so on. That would resolve 
> the currently issue with the Win32 header bloat

Hmm... Not only would it fix the bloat, I think it would also remove the 
requirement to even link to the compiled headers. The only reason that 
was needed were struct initializers, right? (enums are used for constants?)