[Interest] Is moc obsolete?

[Thiago Macieira]

On Wednesday 08 July 2015 21:56:42 Konstantin Tokarev wrote:
> It does not support many C++ features:
> 
> http://www.copperspice.com/docs/cs_overview/moc_limits.html
> 
> However, in clang-based moc it would be possible to support all of this
> stuff

No, it wouldn't. Not if you're thinking of a code generator moc that is run as 
a separate tool.

The restrictions are not because of moc's implementation but because of the 
requirements imposed on the meta object.

To lift those restrictions, we need a clang plugin that is run when compiling 
your code. THAT would be an extension to the C++ language (moc currently 
isn't).

In other words, it would require implementing C++ reflection support. Please 
see the SG7 discussions inside the ISO C++ committee for more information on 
how soon it's coming (hint: it isn't).

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