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From: brett@wjvax.UUCP (Brett Galloway)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: 4.2 BSD C preprocessor query (macros in quotes)
Message-ID: <676@wjvax.wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Apr-86 12:08:04 EST
Article-I.D.: wjvax.676
Posted: Mon Apr 14 12:08:04 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 17-Apr-86 05:03:38 EST
Reply-To: brett@wjvax.UUCP (Brett Galloway)
Organization: Watkins-Johnson Co., San Jose, Calif.
Lines: 18
Keywords: 4.2, BSD, C, preprocessor

I have a program in which I have a macro defining a number.  I want the
C compiler/preprocessor to generate a string containing that number.
For example ...

#define	NUM	2
#define	NUMSTR	"NUM"

The problem is that the C preprocessor will not substitute NUM when it is
in quotes.  My question (for this example) is whether there is any way to
generate a macro with value "2" frm the macro NUM.

Please respond by mail.  I will summarize.

Thank you (in advance)

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Brett Galloway
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