From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Preprocessing with gcc
Date: 22 Aug 2001 14:28:48 GMT
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In comp.os.msdos.djgpp Alex Vinokur <alexvn AT bigfoot DOT com> wrote:
> I would like to preprocess some file using gcc.

Wrong tool for the task. GCC (or it's preproccessor) is *not* a
general-purpose macro preprocessor for textfiles, and the problem
you're facing is one typical symptom of that.

> However the reason (abc's) is within
>  #if (0) ... #endif

> Why does gcc detect that ?

Because even text inside #if 0 ...  #endif is still required to be
formally correct C Preprocessor input, by the C language definiton.
Your text isn't.

You had better use m4 for this.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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