Re: [boost] Autolinking when an autolinked function/class is never used

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-11 17:15:43

Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> Edward Diener wrote:
>> I think it is an error when an end-user uses a Boost library which may 
>> need a separate DLL built, never uses a function/class which is 
>> implemented in that separate DLL, and yet the Boost header files for 
>> that library bring in autolinking. Is this considered an error in the 
>> development of a Boost library ?
> 
> This can't be made to work perfectly because it will always be based
> on what is #included rather than what is actually used.

Yes, but if all autolinking functionality was placed in separate header 
file(s), and the end-user only #includes that header file which contains 
the functionality he uses, then it does work.