Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:08:06 +0000
* Because build systems are not part of the ISO standards from WG21.
Compilers aren't part of the ISO standards from WG21, either!
-- Gaby
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Subject: Re: [isocpp-ext] [SG15] Can we expect that all C++ source files can have the same suffix?
On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:22 AM Daniel Ruoso via SG15 <sg15_at_[hidden]<mailto:sg15_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
Why do we need to coerce compilers into playing this role?
Because build systems are not part of the ISO standards from WG21. While we can't describe a build ecosystem in an ISO standard, C++ will need to be usable without the existence of anything except the "compiler".
Compilers aren't part of the ISO standards from WG21, either!
-- Gaby
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Subject: Re: [isocpp-ext] [SG15] Can we expect that all C++ source files can have the same suffix?
On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:22 AM Daniel Ruoso via SG15 <sg15_at_[hidden]<mailto:sg15_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
Why do we need to coerce compilers into playing this role?
Because build systems are not part of the ISO standards from WG21. While we can't describe a build ecosystem in an ISO standard, C++ will need to be usable without the existence of anything except the "compiler".
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