Support for libraries without public headers
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Description
The Gradle C++ library currently requires that a library has at least one public header file to build the cpp-api-headers zip. Not all libraries may provide a public API in this way.
Some examples include:
- A library that is loaded solely at runtime and implements an interface provided by an external dependency (e.g., a common "plugin" system)
- A library that is loaded at runtime and implements an interface described by something other than header files (e.g., a jar + JNI library)
- A library that shims another library so that it appears to be the other one
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the Gradle C++ library logic that requires a public header and produces the cpp-api-headers zip. Compare that path with the plugin, JNI, and shim examples described in the issue. Done means libraries without public headers can build without being rejected solely for lacking that zip.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100