Re: [boost] SOC Project List Now Online

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-26 10:52:31

Peter Soetens wrote:
> Quoting Stefan Seefeld <seefeld_at_[hidden]>:
> 
>> Peter Soetens wrote:
>>> My favourite is the 'Modular C++' project, inspired on
>>> <http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1964.pdf>
>> That confuses me. The paper seems to be talking about modifying the
>> C++ language. The title of the project, however, is "Modular C++ 
>> preprocessor",
>> which is
>>
>> * talking about a C++ preprocessor, not a C++ parser.
>> * seems to imply that it's the preprocessor that is modular, not the thing
>>   it (pre)processes. (And, how does it related to boost.wave ?)
>>
>> So what's the deal ?
> 
> You should read it as (Modular C++) preprocessor. C++ module files must 
> be 'preprocessed' such that they are converted to C++ header files and 
> C++ implementation files, which are fed to your compiler. Also, a 
> 'module header' file is generated which can be used by other modules to 
> learn about the public contents of a module. It relates to boost.spirit 
> (not boost.wave) which is a parser framework, which will be used to 
> read the module files.

I see ! Thanks for the clarification,

                Stefan