Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!vsi!sullivan
From: sullivan@vsi.UUCP (Michael T Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Re: regcmp(1)
Summary: Can everyone #include *.i?
Message-ID: <763@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 88 19:35:21 GMT
References: <757@vsi.UUCP> <539@olgb1.oliv.co.uk>
Distribution: comp
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <539@olgb1.oliv.co.uk>, olapw@olgb1.oliv.co.uk (Tony Walton) writes:
> 
> cpp run; this is shown by putting it in a .i file.  You then #include the
> file in a .c file (the .h suffix is purely a convention, by the way). cpp is
> run on this .c file and the .i file is included.

I have had several letters along this line.  But I also have had a letter or
two saying that some pre-processors will only #include files with the .h
suffix.  Is this a rare occurence?  I can definitely see why one may want to
put regcmp output into a .i file, but if not everybody can do it, is it still
a good idea?

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Michael Sullivan			{uunet|attmail}!vsi!sullivan
					sullivan@vsi.com
V-Systems, Inc.  Santa Ana, CA		How about this, Dave?