Hi Dave, You may get more response if you posted or linked to some motivational examples. Regards, Christian. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Dave van Soest <dsoest@xs4all.nl> wrote:
Hi all,
I created a template-based header-only library for creating static plugin systems. I'm wondering whether there would be any interest to include such a library in Boost.
About static plugins: Static plugins are not as common as dynamic plugins, but they have some useful applications. Static plugins are a way to extend the functionality of a program or library without having to change the existing source files, just by adding a source file or object file, which is then linked statically against the already existing object files. Some reasons you might be doing this: - You don't have permission to change the existing source files. - You don't have the source files, only the object and header files. - You don't want to have to change existing sources every time you extend functionality. - Simply including or excluding the object file from the linking process adds or removes functionality from the program or library, leaving no traces inside. - Different configurations can be build easily this way. - Testing only the required functionality without having to build the full application. - And some other advantages it shares with dynamic plugins.
If there appears to be any interest I will post more information and some code and code examples.
Best regards, Dave van Soest
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