Speaking as a C++ person - you're right that this doesn't _do_ much, but nevertheless this is still a significant effort. This kind of groundwork is _work_, an

Speaking as a C++ person - you're right that this doesn't _do_ much, but nevertheless this is still a significant effort. This kind of groundwork is _work_, and opens lots of doors for future improvements. That said, there are definitely downsides here. Even if they manage to keep c++ entirely out of headers, consumers now have the headache of either building libtransmission themselves _or_ making sure they include a compatible runtime in their own projects. As soon as c++ leaks out into the public interfaces, it's game over for precompiled binaries - everyone will have to build it whether they want to or not. Not the end of the world, but certainly it could be painful for downstream projects.