Template support for C++/CLI

[IIFE]

Hi,

I'm facing a similar issue as #836.

I have a template class and am trying to generate a C++/CLI equivalent. So far nothing is generated for such classes. Does this support exist yet or not? If not, what recommended approaches are there to generate C++/CLI wrappers for template classes?

Thanks

[tritao]

It does not exist, we suggest using the C# backend going forward.

[IIFE]

@tritao
Thanks. Any reason for the suggestion (i.e. difficulties?) ? CLI is quite useful to transition from C++ to C# rather than directly going to C#. Also I tried the C# backend and the same issue occurs.

[tritao]

The reason is that no one has implemented it before.

We made a decision years ago to focus more on the C# backend because it is cross-platform.

[IIFE]

@tritao

The reason is that no one has implemented it before.

It's a shame the CLI backend is not maintained because there is good work there, and it's much easier to use/generate than the C# one, given you have the power of both world (native & managed). You've already made good start/progress on the CLI backend, so no one has implemented it before feels more like an excuse than a reason :)