Is there such a thing?

[Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d]

On 2015-02-26 20:53, Taylor Hillegeist wrote:
> So, In languages like .net they have dll's that contain not only
> bytecode but also the necessary headers to make them usable in any .net
> language. I was curious if this kind of thing has ever been attempted
> for static libraries?
>
> basically some type of universal header + static library = Everything
> Needed to use in project file.
>
> of course they would be targeted for a certain platform but would be
> really easy to grab/use.
>
> And if the header could be agreed upon any compiled language could use
> the library which would be a huge benefit.
>
> Perhaps i'm incorrect in my assumptions. Let me know what you think
> about the idea?

I think it's better to use a package manager to handle this. It will 
also automatically download the necessary files. Also it will help 
(hopefully) you to find the libraries you need.

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/Jacob Carlborg