Multiplatform C++
summary
Practical lessons from building and maintaining quasardb so it compiles and behaves consistently across FreeBSD, Linux and Windows, using clang, gcc and MSVC and targeting IA32 and AMD64. Covers native Windows and Linux builds despite different toolchains, handling subtle FreeBSD vs Linux differences, cross-platform tooling for file editing, and strategies to keep maintenance costs down.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 7:53Does it blend?
- 9:59Conclusion
- 10:13Topics not covered
- 11:47How to compile
- 18:25Boost. Predef example 2
- 26:06Credentials
- 26:54Configuration
- 27:19Serialization
- 28:3532-bit vs 64-bit
- 29:31Networking
- 29:59Boost ASIO custom socket option example
- 31:02Debugging
- 31:54Error management
- 33:12Important announcement
- 38:58Multithreading issues
- 43:08Tools of the trade
- 45:03Questions and answers
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