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Date:	Fri, 07 Jul 2000 03:27:00 +1000
From:	Antony Suter <antony AT mira DOT net>
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To:	pgcc AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: What's up with this??
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Reply-To:	pgcc AT delorie DOT com

What is the two line explanation as to why it cant be:-

{				\
	/* stuff */		\
}

George France wrote:
> 
> It is not moot; it is so that inline macro's expand properly. See the gcc or
> linux-kernel archives for more details.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RH [mailto:rdh AT wt DOT net]
> 
> I have been wondering why in the world is code mostly in macros of the form.
> 
> do {
>     /*stuff*/
> while(0);
> 
> I don't get this... Seems stupid and pointless.  So I would just like an
> explination and if its moot now a days, why don't people start removing
> them...

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