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From: augart@h-sc2.UUCP (augart)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: What should be added to C
Message-ID: <963@h-sc2.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-May-86 07:09:57 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 27 07:09:57 1986
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Reply-To: swa@xx.lcs.mit.edu (Steven Augart)
Organization: Harvard University Science Center
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Summary: C HAS multi-line macros...

>>> o The ability to define multi-line pre-processor macros, using #begdef and
>>> #enddef statements.  #if and other conditionals in the body of the
>>> definition would be evaluated when the macro was not interpreted, not when
>>> it is encountered.
>>
>>Why would you want to use it?
>
>When your macro won't fit on a line, and/or you want to use #if's etc
>as part of the macro, obviously. 

If your macro won't fit on a line, you can already handle this problem by
finishing off each line except the last with a backslash.
The other addition would be a win, though.

Steven Augart
swa@xx.lcs.mit.edu