Separate ppport.h C and Perl code into different files?

[wolfsage]

Is there any reason to keep ppport.h as both a Perl script and a C header file?

Is there any reason not to?

leont has requested that we separate them.

[mhx]

The reason for keeping it all in one file is consistency, i.e. it generally prevents running a version of the script and then using another version of the header file. The only reason I could think of for not keeping it in one file is probably header file size.

What's leont's reason for wanting the split?

[wolfsage]

@Leont - ^

[Leont]

Header size is the main reason, avoiding the craziness is another one. The ironic thing is that the script already supports editing itself to cut out the script and documentation portions (ppport.h --strip), only leaving the header portions. However, this is only part of the script, not of the module that creates the script/header/documentation. This means you can't easily use it for dzil purposes for example.