IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3

Add arguments to the compiler to make certain functions easier

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Description

It would be nice to be able to compile some things automatically as input to the compiler rather than copying the same thing into each file.

Rather than putting

import clr
clr.AddReference("bla bla bla")
from whatever import foo

I might want to add these as arguments to the IronPython compiler so that they don't need to be in every file.

This will make it easier to support PackageReference via the IronPython SDK and other features.

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Research direction

Start by locating the IronPython compiler's argument handling and the SDK/PackageReference integration mentioned in the issue. Define the supported arguments and their behavior for imports and clr.AddReference, then verify compilation no longer requires repeating those statements in each source file.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, python
Domain
build-system, compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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