Is this correct action for the c compiler/preprocessor ??

[Dick Dunn]

> Most versions of pcc ignore stringness (``"'') when looking for tokens 
> for macro replacement.  Thus
> 	#define foo(a)	"This string contains a"
> expands the call ``foo(X)'' to
> 	"This string contains X"
> 
> K&R are silent on the lexical issues involved, so this cannot be considered
> incorrect...

Foo.  Come on, folks!  The relevant section of K&R is easy enough to
find--it's called "Token Replacement".  It's only half a page long and not
that hard to read.  Read along with me...

	Text inside a string or a character constant is not subject to
	replacement.

Get it?
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