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From: jimg@paisley.UUCP
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Subject: Re: ifdef filter
Message-ID: <172@paisley.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 21-Jul-86 06:52:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 21 06:52:16 1986
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In article <924@cyb-eng.UUCP> bc@cyb-eng.UUCP writes:
>> I would like a filter for C programs that does something like the
>> following:
>> [...deleted specification...]
>> That is, filter out everything that is not going to be expanded by cpp while
>> retaining the ifdefs that are going to be expanded, just for comment value.
>> Ideally the output, when compiled, would produce exactly the same results as the
>> original.  Does anyone have anything like this?
>
>Me, too.  I keep planning to write it and never seem to find the time.

Can't you just run it through the C pre-processor?