How to import a header file/unit that includes other headers?

[analog temple]

Experimenting with modules in msvc compiler and cmake and can't figure out how to prevent importing headers from importing it multiple times for example if you

import <A.h>;
import <B.h>; //B.h includes A.h

I get multiple definition/already defined errors. Is there a way to import both and have the inclusion guards work correctly?

For reference I am trying google test

No errors

import <gmock/gmock-matchers.h>;

However,

import <gmock/gmock-matchers.h>; //this file includes "gtest.h"
import <gtest/gtest.h>;
``` results in
```Error LNK2005: "char const * const testing::internal::kDeathTestStyleFlag" (?kDeathTestStyleFlag@internal@testing@@3QBDB) already defined in gmock-matchers
...

This also works

#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <gmock/gmock-matchers.h>
``` however it says not to include headers in modules on cppreference so not sure what the best way to go about this is. Any help/guidance is appreciated, thanks.

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[mint haven]

Msvc has a lot of issues with includes coming after imports right now

In the 17.10 release notes they said they're working on a long term fix

[noble oriole]

I know

[mint haven]

But for now you have to make sure imports come after all includes

Which is definitely not easy in these cases

[analog temple]

Gotcha, thank you!

!solved