XLC cpp

[Carl Lewis]

In <1991May15.024325.805 at ultra.com> marc at mercutio.ultra.com (Marc Kwiatkowski {Host Software-AIX}) writes:


>Is it my imagination, or is it really impossible to get the XLC
>C preprocessor to allow macros with variable parameter lists?

>The following produces warnings but processes correctly for SunOS 4.1,
>and no warnings for AIX/1.2.1 but fails for AIXv3.1 

>#define DEBUG(x)        printf x

>I've tried the four flavors of cpp supported by -qlanglvl flag.
>Same result.  Interestingly the cpp,
>/usr/lpp/X11/Xamples/util/cpp/cpp,  provided with X works.
>Do I really have to use the X11 cpp to make reasonable 
>debug macros?  





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For compiling any serious works the AIX cpp is STUFFED.  Use the cpp
that comes with gcc (minor stuffing about with flags needed ). Or
grab the BSD4.3 cpp and apply the pathches from one of the comp.*
archives which gives it the ability to handle #elif

Just my two bits worth

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