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#1 2010-06-23 15:12:37
- harishoh
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c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
Why can't I add add a comment after a c directive ?
For eg. I added #include <a.h> /* test comment*/
I am using 3.4.6 version of cpp
the preprocessor output with the following options -C -dI -dD -undef didn't give me the comment after #include
It only outputs if I add the comment in the next line.
It works as expected when I tried it out with an older version of cpp - 2.95.4
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#2 2010-06-23 16:17:47
- Trent
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
Comments should never appear in preprocessor output. What cpp are you using, and why do you care about the preprocessor output?
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#3 2010-06-23 16:19:49
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
The preprocessor's output is not for you, it is for the compiler. The compiler does not need your comment.
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#4 2010-06-23 21:56:51
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
The preprocessor's output is not for you, it is for the compiler. The compiler does not need your comment.
The machine has no use for your feelings!
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#5 2010-06-24 04:34:29
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
saline wrote:The preprocessor's output is not for you, it is for the compiler. The compiler does not need your comment.
The machine has no use for your feelings!
That is why I love it.
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#6 2010-06-24 04:38:20
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
cmtptr wrote:saline wrote:The preprocessor's output is not for you, it is for the compiler. The compiler does not need your comment.
The machine has no use for your feelings!
That is why I love it.
The machine has no use for your feelings!
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#7 2010-06-24 04:43:13
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
Wow. The irony was originally lost on me. Good show.
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#8 2010-06-24 12:41:28
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Re: c preprocessor output issue with comments after #include
Wow. The irony was originally lost on me. Good show.
I wondered if it might have been discretely intentional. It made me smile all the same.
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