Compilation strategy

[Jonathan M Davis]

On Monday, December 17, 2012 00:30:34 deadalnix wrote:
> On Sunday, 16 December 2012 at 21:34:53 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> > On 12/16/2012 5:36 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> >> Walter doesn't seem to want to implement a flag that output
> >> the template
> >> instantiations to all object files.
> > 
> > No "seem" about it!
> > 
> > I think it is a bad solution to the issue.
> 
> Is no solution better than a bad solution ?

Sometimes. It depends on the problem and how bad the solution is (especially 
if we risk being stuck with the bad solution). But in general, the thing to do 
is to figure out a good solution, not to simply implement the bad solution 
because it's the only thing that's been suggested. It wouldn't surprise me 
though if Walter knew a better solution and just hasn't gotten around to 
implementing it. That happens often enough given how busy he is and how much 
there is to do.

- Jonathan M Davis