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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
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Posted: Fri Feb 17 12:36:02 1984
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References: <1010@cwruecmp.UUCP>
Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica
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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
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