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		janislaw on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simpsons Hit and Run source code (2003) Can anybody explain the existence of all*.cpp files which include other source files?

Jare on July 13, 2023 | [–]

That's called a "unity build". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_build

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B on July 13, 2023 | [–]

I guess it's a way to optimize the build somehow, but you can achieve the same result with a proper build system, well-defined targets, and precompiled headers, but it's more work for the developers.

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