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From: G. B. <nonlegitur@nmhp.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Trivia: Ada packages are great!
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 05:45:07 -0000 (UTC)
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Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Adding to a namespace in a separate file I need to modify a meta-MANIFEST
>> file that lists what’s in a namespace.
> 
> What is a meta-MANIFEST file? Is this in the Ada or C++ context?
> 

The (C++) context is the text you have removed: I take it that neither a
file nor a single “namespace xyz {...” will provide an exhaustive answer
when asking: What unit do I need when I need all of that namespace?

Granted, this, like C# classes broken into several implementation units
will help keeping business secrets apart, for example.