Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:50:52 -0400
On 8/29/19 1:02 PM, Olga Arkhipova via SG15 wrote:
> I’d like to better understand the reasons why people find new file
> extension for module interface sources problematic/undesirable. Can
> somebody describe some scenarios where new extension will cause problems
> while having modules with old extension will not?
The compiler, editor build system & users will all need teaching about
the new extension.
Some build systems presume the file's basename is sufficiently unique to
use as a key.
nathan
> I’d like to better understand the reasons why people find new file
> extension for module interface sources problematic/undesirable. Can
> somebody describe some scenarios where new extension will cause problems
> while having modules with old extension will not?
The compiler, editor build system & users will all need teaching about
the new extension.
Some build systems presume the file's basename is sufficiently unique to
use as a key.
nathan
-- Nathan Sidwell
Received on 2019-08-30 10:53:00