microsoft / microsoft/win32metadata
Using WinmdGenerator to generate mulitple winmds that reference each other
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Description
I have 2 sets of headers that reference each other (lets call them "base" and "derived"). I'd like to use the WinmdGenerator to generate separate base.winmd and derived.winmd, and have the derived.winmd reference the base.winmd so the types in base.winmd dont need to be duplicated in derived.winmd. Is this possible?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by examining WinmdGenerator and how it processes the two sets of headers and produces base.winmd and derived.winmd. Determine whether one generated metadata file can reference another without duplicating types; done means documenting the supported workflow or clearly defining the required generator behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100