Part 9

Building real software

Everything between a single file that compiles and a project other people can build, depend on, and change.

• 9.1

  Headers, translation units, and linking

  Why the same code compiles once but links twice, and what ODR means.

  10 min
• 9.2

  Modules

  The replacement for headers, and where support stands.

  8 min
• 9.3

  Build systems and CMake

  Describing a build so that other people can reproduce it.

  8 min
• 9.4

  Dependencies and packaging

  Using other people's code without making your build unreproducible.

  9 min
• 9.5

  Project: a small search index

  One program that uses most of this book: file I/O, containers, algorithms, ownership, tests, and a benchmark.

  10 min