Re: Header File Clutter
On 2011-01-13 16:03:08 -0500, Ian Collins said:
On 01/14/11 09:25 AM, Keith H Duggar wrote:
On Jan 13, 3:11 pm, Ian Collins<ian-n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 01/14/11 08:33 AM, Joe Hesse wrote:
When I write many X.h and X.cpp files and debug/modify them, after a
while they contain library or other header files that may not be
necessary. I realize that there are #ifdef's that prevent a header file
from being included more than once so it doesn't hurt to put them in more
places than necessary.
My question is: Is there a tool to take a C++ program that compiles and
reorganize the header files so there are no more #include<blah> than
necessary?
While it is possible, what real benefits would such a tool bring?
I would have thought it obvious that it can significantly reduce
compile times and especially eliminate dependency triggers.
Eliminate dependency triggers, yes but significantly reduce compile
times? Include guards take care of most waste there.
Include guards don't get rid of unneeded headers, and if unneeded
headers take a long time to compile, getting rid of them will reduce
compile times.
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