Re: XDPS compile problem

[Adam Fedor]

Frederic De Jaeger wrote:
> 
> Must gui know at compile time with which backend it will be linked?
> 
> If yes: why aren't the DPSoperators simply the real DPS function (from
> DPS/dpsops.h) in the case the backend _is_ xdps. (if the backend is
> xgps, we keep the same structure). This will speed up a little bit.
> 
> If no: Could the backend be a bundle ? In such a way, it will be very
> easy to make binary distributions of applications without needing to
> specify at compile time the backend we want to use.
> 
> As far as I understand the structure, the answer seems to be no. It
> could be great to have this modularity. Is someone working on this ?
> If no, I will be pleased to contribute.
> 

I think the answer is no also. Currently there are a few problems since
there are functions in the backend that the frontend needs to link to.
These could be moved to the frontend, though. No one's working on this.
It would be nice to see if it could be done.