Runtime Compiled C++ for Apple
Runtime Compiled C++ reloading for SDL based application for macOS and iOS Simulator to speed up development time by treating C++ code like a script to hot reload while the application is running.
Resource Reference: Runtime Compiled C++
Goal
Goal of this repository is to investigate if Runtime Compiled C++ is feasible on iOS simulator/device. On the actual device we will need to investigate if this technique will work under iOS sandboxing.
For macOS, the goal is to have a similar setup to allow the code to be tested under macOS in a similar manner.
Difference from Runtime Compiled C++
The main difference is that the file monitor/compilation process is externalized from the application. This is done in this way to allow us to integrate this technique for iOS and possibly Android. Because on a mobile device the source that is getting modified does not reside on the actual device, integrated solution wuld not make since. There for the decision was to use a tooling style implementation.
Components
RuntimeCompiler
Runtime compiler watches the file system and compiles the cpp files for the specified architecture.
TestAppIOS
TestAppMac
Other Uses
Besides development, you could use this technique to implement c/c++ based plugin system described by Stefan Reinalter at his (blog)[https://blog.molecular-matters.com/2014/05/10/using-runtime-compiled-c-code-as-a-scripting-language-under-the-hood/]