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		leni536 on July 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reflection for C++26 That's called a "unity build", build systems such as cmake support it. It has its pros and cons.

account42 on July 2, 2024 [–]

And while it helps with compile time (especially with mediocre compilers like MSVC where a large time is spent in the front-end), it doesn't help with stripping unneeded code/data compared to LTO.

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