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Re: #if vs #ifdef
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Rob Browning |
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Re: #if vs #ifdef |
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:56:05 -0600 |
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"Dale P. Smith" <address@hidden> writes:
> I don't understand how it better for the compiler though. I would think
> using #if's effectively edits the code out of the way before the
> compiler has a chance to look at it. Using if (..) gives the compiler
> useless work to do. How is theis better?
I think the main argument is that it allows the compiler to check all
the code paths on every compile.
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Rob Browning
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