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

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-04 08:11:41

Sebastian Redl wrote:
> 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. 

Ah, obviously. I'm only talking about source-to-source translation and other
introspection use cases, which 'only' require a front-end.

Regards,
                Stefan