Geometry Boost List: [ggl] Convention of headers inclusion

Subject: [ggl] Convention of headers inclusion
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz)
Date: 2009-04-13 20:07:37

Barend Gehrels wrote:
> 
>> Is there any convention about order in which std, boost and ggl
>> headers should be included in GGL code?
>>   
> Good question. As far as I know Boost does not give a guideline about
> this. I glanced through some of the boost headers and they usually
> include boost headers first, then std headers. This is different from
> what I did, I usually put the std headers first.

I usually try to stick to a simple rule: include a std header in every
file that uses type defined in that header and avoid indirect and
implicit inclusions.

I usually put std headers as last, so I it helps me to avoid
implicit inclusion of std types.

> But it makes sense to first put the boost headers - they might
> define macro's which change the behaviour of the std library.

Yes.

> So I would propose the order is:
> 1) boost headers
> 2) geometry headers (because ggl might once belong to boost)
>  within geometry:
>    a) core
>    b) strategies
>    c) algorithms
> 3) std headers

Great. That's best practice IMHO too.

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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