Hey Michael, > I am wondering whether there are any plans in the short or mid-term to > provide support in HPX for the new Modules TS which is expected to be part > of C++20? > > While compile times are not really the main benefit of modules, I > understand that we can expect to see some variable degree of improvement > when using modules as compared to the existing approach. > > At a very early stage of the Modules TS, I took a quick look through the > HPX codebase to see whether I thought it might be possible at all to try > and add some conditional code to allow for possible modules TS support and > was quickly discouraged. > > However, it also seems to me that the current modularization initiative > might make it possible to export HPX as modules. > > Has anyone given this any consideration? > Is this an ultimate goal in anyone's vision? > Would an attempt to incorporate the features of the modules TS be welcomed > by the community? At least, perhaps, as a proof-of-concept? > > I'd appreciate your thoughts and feedback
This topic has not been discussed so far and I personally have not looked much into C++20 modules. However, I believe that the current modularization effort in HPX is most likely to help with introducing C++20 modules. Any help you might want to give would be highly appreciated. Thanks! Regards Hartmut --------------- http://stellar.cct.lsu.edu https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx _______________________________________________ hpx-users mailing list [email protected] https://mail.cct.lsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hpx-users
