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From: mike@BRL.MIL (Mike Muuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re:  Compiler bugs?
Message-ID: <8912051646.aa00988@SEM.BRL.MIL>
Date: 5 Dec 89 21:46:44 GMT
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Knobi -

Early (pre-ANSI) C compilers and macro pre-processors all act in the
way that you report.

This behavior is often depended upon to provide "token pasting"
in pre-ANSI compilers.  Please do not attempt to "fix" it.
	Best,
	 -Mike