Re: [boost] Library Proposal: Reflection for C++

From: Sebastian Redl (sebastian.redl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-04 05:42:52

Stefan Seefeld wrote:

>   I'm not quite sure what 'inherent' portability issues you anticipate.
>   The framework is written in (std) C++ and python, and the parser
>   itself in pure C++.
>  
>
The inherent portability issues lie at the very end of the back-end, in 
the code generation. If it is to produce native code, it's unportable. 
If it produces bytecode, you again need an interpreter, but the native 
call interface might still be unportable.

Sebastian Redl