[boost] Reflection Framework [was Serialization and Reflection]

From: craigp_at_[hidden]
Date: 2002-12-17 12:55:14

> > A reflective framework could be in three stages: a preprocessing stage
> > (which creates the reflection data), an optional code
> > generation/transformation stage, then a compilation stage. In this sense,
> > it would be both a compile and run-time framework.

> Sounds like a great idea to me.

A couple more questions.

I'm afraid I don't have the time or expertise to create a full C++
compiler (tho it would be interesting to try using Spirit). If I were to
base a reflection framework on PDT, its parser and toolset comes as
binaries for the following platforms:

alpha
apple
hp9000s700
linux
rs6000
sgi32
sgin32
sgi64
solaris2
hitachi
Windows
t3e

The actual PDT reflection library is open-source and portable. Would this
be acceptable for submission to Boost? I don't know if there's a policy
about library submissions depending on closed-source tools. I don't think
there should be a problem (after all, most compilers Boost supports are
closed-source), but it seems prudent to ask up-front.

Also, it seems to me that PDT's license meets Boost's requirements. Can
anyone verify this (I've appended it below)?

Finally, is there anyone interested in working on a reflection framework?
Does anyone have other ideas on approaching this problem? Any comments at
all? I'll consolidate the information and put them up on the Wiki board.

Were talking exclusively about reflection now... I don't want this muddled
with the serialization discussion. They are separate topics. :-)

TIA,
--craig

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