Re: [boost] [system] Why is this not header-only?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-03 20:58:42

Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> Jody Hagins <jody-boost-011304 <at> atdesk.com> writes:
> 
>>> Of course template code is a different kettle of fish.
>> Yeah... compile times are the biggest reason some of our algorithms are
>> NOT template/generic.
>>
> 
> There's always explicit instantiation.

Exactly -- and this can be easily layered on by the library user.  If the 
library does it (like boost.serialization) then with the 'dll options' you get 
all the stuff -- even if you don't use it.

I'll just remind folks that boost.process *is* a template library...so the 
issue of it being 'template code' is relevant.  System, on the other hand is 
non-template code so the issues are different.

Jeff