Re: On Boost and modules

From: Ruben Perez (rubenperez038_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-04-08 22:34:34

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> extern "C++" is interesting because it's valid going back to C++98, but
> had essentially no effect. Now it means "this stuff is attached to the
> global module", which allows module code to link with classic code. (That
> is, in MSVC where modules have strong ownership, we still want any
> separately compiled machinery to not be owned by the module.)
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Apologies if this is a dumb question, but what does "strong ownership" mean?

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