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From: ksb@nostromo.cc.purdue.edu (Kevin Braunsdorf)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: #defineing debug() ...
Summary: Enough!  Answer the question he asked!
Keywords: DEBUG prints, output, conditional, removed
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Date: 8 May 90 19:49:02 GMT
References: <1990May8.190247.8379@eddie.mit.edu>
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/* Pick just one: */

#define DEBUG	printf			/* always output debug stuff	*/

#define DEBUG	if (debug) printf	/* when run time switched	*/

#define DEBUG	if (0) (void)		/* when not debugging		*/


DEBUG("Answer the question asked, please\n");
DEBUG("Avoid side effects in debug code at all costs!\n");

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