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*** bootstrapping is quasi impossible when using libclang, we'd have to port moc to not use C++ anymore
*** bootstrapping is quasi impossible when using libclang, we'd have to port moc to not use C++ anymore
*** size of libclang + dependencies is only an issue for developer machines, roughly ~80mb
*** size of libclang + dependencies is only an issue for developer machines, roughly ~80mb
*** windows headers should be supported nowadays
*** libclang C api can be used, C++ api isn't stable, not a good idea
** why can't we use something easier than libclang?
** why can't we use something easier than libclang?
*** parsing C++ is actually very hard with some C++ changes recently
*** parsing C++ is actually very hard with some C++ changes recently

Revision as of 12:41, 21 November 2019

  • breaking ABI allows for performance changes and additional features in QMetaObject
  • what about newer C++ features
    • raw literals are an issue e.g. like in tests
      • worse, error handling is confusing and makes it hard for users to know what's going on
    • can we use libclang instead of workarounds? see moc-ng
      • libclang can be quite slow, but we already did it for lupdate and qdoc
      • roughly an order of magnitude slower, but we could do better?
      • when using build farms, moc is a bottleneck - unless it could be distributed but that doesn't sound feasible
      • bootstrapping is quasi impossible when using libclang, we'd have to port moc to not use C++ anymore
      • size of libclang + dependencies is only an issue for developer machines, roughly ~80mb
      • windows headers should be supported nowadays
      • libclang C api can be used, C++ api isn't stable, not a good idea
    • why can't we use something easier than libclang?
      • parsing C++ is actually very hard with some C++ changes recently
      • we only need to parse a few things correctly, but we have to ignore all of the rest properly, which is tough
    • for qt6 we could remove old system to use moc without passing include paths, i.e. hard error if file is missing
  • when we need to extend moc, do we extend the old one or do we build a new tool based on top of libclang and add the new features there?