Re: Patches #219 - #224

[Pawel Kot]

On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Pavel Machek wrote:

> Hi!
>
> >  > #224:
> >  > +#    define dump while(0)
> >  > +#    define dprintf while(0)
> >  >
> >  > Are you sure that syntax is correct?
> >
> > According to me and a co-worker that used to be in compiler design, yes it
> > is.
> >
> > What happens:
> >     dprintf( "some format string: %s %d\n", s, n );
> > gets translated to:
> >     while(0);
>
> AFAICS it will translate to
>
> while(0)( "some format string" );
>
> That can't be right...

That's what I thought. But as it seems to work with VC++ it can be done.
It doesn't hurt cygwin at least...

pkot
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