Re: [Boost-users] [preprocessor]

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [preprocessor]
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-07 17:00:31

AMDG

Ovanes Markarian wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>wrote:
>
>   
>> This is 248,832 calls.  I wouldn't be surprised if this worked out to
>> several million template instantiations.  The largest tests that I have
>> run have been less than 50,000 template instantiations.  I think
>> you're going to destroy the compiler if you try this.
>>     
> but as far as I understand it will destroy the compiler eitherway. Does it
> really matter if he is going to use preprocessor to generate the code or
> MPL? Templates are instantiated in both cases...
>   

How is the Preprocessor vs. MPL relevant to what I said?
The only way to make it work is to split the tests into many
translation units.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe