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Subject: Re: sharing c++ class
From: Jim Hamilton <email@hidden>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:58:10 -0600

On Nov 29, 2003, at 4:51 PM, Alexander Cohen wrote:

What would be the best way to share a C++ class wich i have written without actually sharing the source code (open source). I know i could wrap the whole thing up into a regular c style library but i would rather the user be able to have access to the actual C++ class. Is this at all possible? All my attemps have failed up to now!

It's possible, but don't even THINK about doing it until you completely understand 1) the library's architecture, and 2) the "fragile base class" problem.

On the other hand, a C-style library is something you already understand, and would be robust enough that your users won't necessarily need to recompile every time you ship a new version.

</soapbox> ;-)

hth,
Jim H
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