Do everything in Java…

[Dmitry Olshansky via Digitalmars-d]

11-Dec-2014 04:17, Walter Bright пишет:
> On 12/10/2014 10:28 AM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>> Yeah, the compiler cannot instantiate the template without access to the
>> full body. It *could*, though, if we were to store template body IR in
>> object files, perhaps under specially-dedicated object file sections. It
>> wouldn't prevent reverse-engineering (which is moot anyway when
>> templates are involved), but it *would* work as an "opaque" library
>> interface file.
>
> Storing it as body IR accomplishes nothing practical over storing it as
> source file, i.e. .di files.
>

Even if we just bundle .di with .obj in one file, or better the whole 
library there are operational advantages. Consider that if a compiled 
library is trivially redistributable as a single file.

Importantly _always_ up to date "headers", a curse that follows C/C++ is 
out of sync header files or using wrong header files.

Futher options may include pre-tokenized .di files potentially with 
generated ddocs in one bundle. All in all looks like Java JAR files ;)

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Dmitry Olshansky