declaring defines.

[D'Arcy J.M. Cain]

In article <SVEN.91Jun16133706 at laverne.cs.widener.edu> Sven Heinicke writes:
>Just to get things straight I was using GNU C too and, of course, got
>about same errors.

Just recently Doug Gwyn announced that he is leaving comp.lang.c because
of the SNR in this group.  Hopefully he is just waiting in the wings,
along with all the other gurus who have been silent lately, watching to
see if we can get this group under control.  Well here is my contribution.

Before asking a question in this group make sure you have done the
following:

    Run your problem code through lint(1) or use all the warnings
    your compiler will give you.  With GNU C you can use -Wall to
    catch a lot of problems that are not necessarily syntax errors.

    Read the fucking manual.

    Read the Frequently Asked Question posting.

    Ask someone locally if possible.

Having reached this stage if you still need to post then give as much
information as possible without posting the whole program.  Try to
include the smallest possible program that exhibits the problem.  Give
the error messages or describe the output of the program.

Above all try to give the impression that you have done your homework
first.  The best way to give that impression is to have done so.  No one
owes you an answer so try not to take the help offered for granted.  This
group should be your last resort, not your first.

Oh, and don't forget the magic words your parents taught you.

BTW, the above suggestions are doubly important for those who want to
answer a question.

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