Re: [Boost-users] filesystem headers

From: John Femiani (JOHN.FEMIANI_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-29 11:16:34

> 
> Do you have hard numbers about how much the user of 
> iterator_facade affects compilation speed? Honest question -- 
> I also find it unfortunate that compilation time is not a 
> priority for Boost.
> 
> - Volodya
> 

I second that -- I am quite curious about how much overhead various
headers/libraries impose when you include tham, and when you actually
use them (which seems to be a lot more expensive on msvc).  Quick
compile-test-correct cycles are important to me. I don't know the best
way to even measure this.

In my code path and iterator_facade are both used a lot in my own
interfaces and if they are costing me significant build time I will
switch to just string/std::iterator in my headers. 

-- John