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BEMAN_USE_MODULES should probably default to OFF

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
65/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by locating where BEMAN_USE_MODULES is defined and where module support detection sets its default. Change the default behavior so modules are OFF unless explicitly enabled, then verify configuration and consumer target-linking behavior in the relevant build setup.

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Description

Currently, BEMAN_USE_MODULES is automatically set to ON when module support is detected. This is usually not what I would want, and I suspect is not what other users would want, as module support is still unreliable (and in this case, doesn't buy much.)

It would probably be better if BEMAN_USE_MODULES unconditionally defaults to OFF, making module support opt-in.

This issue is made more pressing by https://github.com/bemanproject/execution/issues/246, because currently consumers need to care about BEMAN_USE_MODULES in order to know to what target to link.

Dominant language
C++
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Merged PRs (30d)
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