Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!jonab From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: Suggestion for cpp Message-ID: <847@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Feb-84 12:36:02 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.847 Posted: Fri Feb 17 12:36:02 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 03:08:13 EST References: <1010@cwruecmp.UUCP> Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 26 In article <1010@cwruecmp.UUCP> decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot) writes: >So, why not two new cpp commands: > > #{ > ... > #} > >which cause the preprocessor to ignore everything intervening? I realize that > > #if 0 > ... > #endif > >does the same thing, but it isn't as clear. How about it? Use this: #ifdef COMMENTED_OUT_CODE ... #endif This is VERY clear and does not require modifying cpp. Jon Biggar {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdccsu3,trw-unix}!sdcrdcf!jonab