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From: steve@oakhill.UUCP (steve)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: compiler chokes on 1986th #define
Summary: Sorry, compiled in 'feature'
Message-ID: <2024@devsys.oakhill.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 89 19:50:22 GMT
References: <1710@currant.bbn.com>
Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx
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In article <1710@currant.bbn.com>, ceide@bbn.com (Chantal Eide) writes:
> 
> When compiling a file with a large number of '#define's on our AT&T3B2
> machine I encountered the following error message:
> 
> too much defining
> 
 .
 .
Since I just started looking in the SGS compiler for the origin of another
bug (Yes, there are other bugs in the code :-{), I'd thought I'd look up
the origin of this one.

The c-preprocessor contains a large scratch area where all defined
(and other information) is stored.  This is a compiled in as 'SBSIZE'.
So the answer is: No, this limit is compiled in.  The only solution
to use less buffer space in you defines.  (Of course if you had a copy
of this compiler you could bump up this token, but then you would
probably not be posting this question).

                   enough from this mooncalf - Steven
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