[DotGNU]C@ templates (was Re: Doubts about C@)

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Peter Minten wrote:
> I don't know generics, but if Gopal doubts that it can be done in standard IL
> then it's certainly too complicated for me to write a compiler for :-).

Well, this is just like the C++ template situation. There's no feasible 
way to make object files out of templates; as a result, template source 
code must always be present to instantiate those templates. This means 
that it's purely up to the compiler; there is no way to handle it 
directly in IL.

BTW, this is why we have a free STL from the manufacturers, because they 
couldn't close the source.

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