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There is a large culture among C++ users of distributing pre-compiled binaries of dependencies. See every Linux distribution, or the MSVC ecosystem where sharin
by initplus 5y ago
There is a large culture among C++ users of distributing pre-compiled binaries of dependencies. See every Linux distribution, or the MSVC ecosystem where sharing precompiled .dll's is the norm.
In this context ABI breaking changes are not viable due to the proliferation of pre-existing compiled binaries. What the standard says is only half the story...
- pjmlp 5y ago> There is a large culture among C++ users of distributing pre-compiled binaries of dependencies. See every Linux distribution, or the MSVC ecosystem where sharing precompiled .dll's is the norm. That is why I can code on the go in C++ on my travel netbook, while I mostly use Rust when plugged, or have to do a full build before leaving.