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by janislaw 1078 days ago
Can anybody explain the existence of all*.cpp files which include other source files?
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That's called a "unity build". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_build
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.