Re: [boost] Support for Cell processor

Subject: Re: [boost] Support for Cell processor
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-13 18:33:57

Joel Falcou wrote:

> However, it's impossible to use any C++ code that include *any* part of 
> std cause it makes the resulting binary too big for the spu linker.
> For some boost libraries, the std include is merely used for some 
> optionnal display. For others, large parts of functionnalities is made 
> useless.

How does including a header generate bigger executables?

I would say it's linking against the standard library that is a problem 
or not. Ideally, a good compiler should also be able to remove unused 
symbols at link-time, making that a non-issue.