Make DMD emit C++ .h files same as .di files
Andrei Alexandrescu
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Mon Feb 25 18:07:30 UTC 2019
On 2/25/19 5:20 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2019-02-25 02:04, Manu wrote:
>
>> Why wouldn't you do it in the same pass as the .di output?
>
> * Separation of concerns
> * Simplifying the compiler ("simplifying" is not the correct
> description, rather avoid making the compiler more complex)
Indeed so. There's also the network effect of tooling. Integrating
within the compiler would be like the proverbial "giving someone a
fish", whereas framing it as a tool that can be the first inspiring many
others is akin to "teaching fishing".
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