Re: Structure definitions can't be shared between modules?

[T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/29/24 08:14, T Lee Davidson wrote:
> On 3/29/24 02:06, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > Le 29/03/2024 à 04:01, T Lee Davidson a écrit :
> > > Let's say I have a Main.module and a Minor.module. I have a structure definition in Minor.
> > >
> > > If I try to declare a variable in Main using Minor.StructName as it's type, I get a "Unexpected '.'" error. So, structures 
> > > must be declared Public but yet they're not public. ??
> > >
> > > Is it possible to share structure definitions, or do I need to define the structure in both modules?
> >
> > Structures are there mainly for dealing with shared libraries. This is why they are second-class citizen.
>
> That's what I am dealing with. The module is an interface to an external shared library. Both the interface and the main module 
> need to deal with external types.

Now I'm thinking that I should re-think the overall design of the entire application. If I do retain the Minor module as a 
library to interface with an external library and define the structure in both modules, at least I know the compiler will inform 
me if the definitions disagree.


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Lee

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