I don't really understand your suggestion, but I suspect you should take a
look at the conan package manager if you haven't already: https://conan.io

On Sun, Feb 19, 2023 at 6:22 PM Matthew Groom via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hello
>
> This suggestion with improve C++, a million times.
> This suggestion allows compilers to change their settings based on tags in
> the file itself.
>
> Have a single cpp file, in it have tags at the top as square brackets,
> that tell the compiler every link, change it needs to do to run that
> program.
> [dx12]
> E.g. This tag will allow a compiler to change all its settings and set the
> file up as a dx12 program, all the libraries are brought in and linked etc.
> It is such a simple change, but every developer will thank you a million
> fold.
>
> This is what this will accomplish, every time you load the file, the
> compiler sets up its environment and all you have to do is press run, its
> that simple.
> No more messing around with reading comments about you must link this
> library, include this file. Its all done with a tag.
>
> Also you don't need header files anymore, stick it all in the same file as
> a tag, that way this new version is backwards compatible.
>
> The only reason header files were invented is it allowed you to view the
> functions, it is no longer needed with IDE's that can expand and contract
> section so you can see or not see a section of code in the IDE. You can
> remove header files now and put them in the file itself or remove them
> completely.
>
> Lets have, one file, one place, one configuration for the IDE, one happy
> community.
>
> As things get more complex it is MORE important the IDE knows how to
> handle a file, what to load and not load and configure itself.
>
> Regards
> Matthew Groom
> mattgroom_at_[hidden]
>
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