Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> >> No. The programming language is such that it is impossible to figure out by 
> >> looking at the source code what the dependencies are on other source code. 
> > 
> >   If that were true, then it would be impossible to compile the program.
> > After all, it's impossible for the compiler to figure out which files are
> > being included just by looking at the source code.
> > 
> >   I suppose compilers do it by magic, then.

> Here are three C source files. Please compile them and tell me what it 
> prints. Or do you think this code is impossible to compile? Or do you admit 
> that it's impossible to figure out by looking at the source code what the 
> dependencies are on other source code?

  So essentially you want the compiler to know what to compile without
you specifying what to compile.

  AFAIK mind-reading technology has still not been invented.

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                                                          - Warp

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