[boost] Re: Any interest in static_list?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-26 12:19:04

"E. Gladyshev" <egladysh_at_[hidden]> writes:

> --- David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> > [...]
>> > - If the constructor of an object A references 
>> > another object B and the translation units that contain
>> > object B are referenced by the program,
>> > then the program references all translation
>> > units with the static declrations of A.
>> 
>> That sounds like it creates undesirable dependencies.  For example,
>>
>> 
>>      // tu1.cpp
>>      #include <iostream>
>>      int main()
>>      {
>>         std::cout << "hello, world" << std::endl;
>>      }
>> 
>>      // tu2.cpp
>>      #include <iostream>
>>      class Foo
>>      {
>>         // huge class declaration
>>      };
>> 
>>      Foo::Foo()
>>      {
>>         std::cout << "Foo created" << std::endl;
>>      }
>
> Sorry, I don't see static declrations in this example
> so the suggested rule doesn't apply here.
 
std::cout is an object declared at namespace scope; I assumed that's
what you meant by "static declaration".

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Dave Abrahams
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