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Re: P2581R0: Specifying the Interoperability of Binary Module Interface Files

From: Daniela Engert <dani_at_[hidden]>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 13:26:32 +0200
Am 04.05.2022 um 12:46 schrieb Nathan Sidwell via SG15:
> On 5/3/22 10:32, Ben Boeckel via SG15 wrote:
>> On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 12:48:24 +0000, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
>>> I have a lot to say in this thread, but a request for the CMake folks:
>>>
>>>> CXX_MODULE_HEADERS
>>>
>>> Please, can we avoid "module headers" or "header modules" as
>>> terminology in the community?
>>> We've settled on "header units". If we need something more than
>>> that, please let's work on it.
>>
>> There are currently three names used:
>> - `CXX_MODULE_INTERNAL_PARTITIONS`: for any TU which is a partition
>> without `export` and not an implementation unit (needs to be
>> separate because of the `-internalPartition` flag is needed during
>> scanning; it wouldn't be that important if the non-standard MSVC
>> extention needed the flag and this one did not)
>
> IIUC these are what the std calls implementation partitions. It is
> unfortunate the same name is not being used.

I'd also prefer this name as coined by the standard instead of a
tool-specific one.

Received on 2022-05-04 11:26:35