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0 pointspsyclobe1mo ago0 comments

Cause its dead simple. Shell out, run a quick sed or something, then compile it in. It is quite amazing what 'magic meta' stuff you can do with that shit. Meanwhile 10 years in we are finally getting reflection.....

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SleepyMyroslav1mo ago

C++ is often cross compiled from mostly identical sources. Here is an example from Zig [1] that explains why it is not that simple.

1. https://matklad.github.io/2025/04/19/things-zig-comptime-won...

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