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From: gg10@prism.gatech.EDU (GALLOWAY)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Using Macros
Summary: why doesn't this work?
Message-ID: <12318@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 8 Aug 90 10:48:12 GMT
References: <14339@shlump.nac.dec.com> <manning.650051935@gap> <14404@diamond.BBN.COM>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <14404@diamond.BBN.COM>, mlandau@bbn.com (Matthew Landau) writes:
> ...
>    #define FOO(bar, baz)  do { func1(bar); func2(baz); } while (0)
> ...
> Of course lint and Saber will complain bitterly, but you can shut ...
> --
>  Matt Landau			Oblivion gallops closer,
>  mlandau@bbn.com		    favoring the spur, sparing the rein.

Why doesn't this work?

#define A_MACRO(bar, baz)  func1(bar), func2(baz)

I have been using syntax like this for awhile, is this wrong or unportable?

Also, what is Saber?

Greg Galloway
gg10@rism.gatech.edu