On Friday 18 May 2007 14:02:18 Johan Torp wrote:
Will boost signals and slots be moved to header files in the future?
Isn't it a policy to keep libraries in header files, if possible, or is it up to the library authors?
In http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2003/08/50815.php, the possibility of adding a macro to boost/config.hpp, which basically would result in including .cpp-files from headers, is mentioned. Are there any plans of adding such a macro or is it a bad idea?
Doing that would effectively declare all code inline, possibly causing massive code bloat and compile time increase. I don't think its a good idea. Attached is a file. Copy it to the boost/signals folder and include it from exactly one translation unit of your program. All it does is make an on-demand compiled, statically linked library. BTW: I have the same for Boost.Thread here, though it requires a patch to one file, and intend to attempt the same for other libraries requiring linking, too. HTH Uli