Chapter 9. Source Files and Programs
Form must follow function. | ||
| --Le Corbusier | ||
Separate compilation — linking — header files — standard library headers — the one-definition rule — linkage to non-C++ code — linkage and pointers to functions — using headers to express modularity — single-header organization — multiple-header organization — include guards — programs — advice — exercises.
Separate Compilation
A file is the traditional unit of storage (in a file system) and the traditional unit of compilation. There are systems that do not store, compile, and present C++ programs to the programmer as sets of files. However, the discussion here will concentrate on systems that employ the traditional use of files.
Having a complete program in one file ...
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