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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Distinguishing "true" MIPS box from DECstation at compile time
Message-ID: <1300@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>
Date: 15 Dec 89 16:49:38 GMT
Organization: UW-Madison Primate Center
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How does one tell, when compiling a C program, whether the host is a
true MIPS machine (e.g., M/120) from a DECstation that's running
Ultrix.  I think I remember reading an article a while back that
complained about "mips" being defined by the preprocessor even on
Ultrix machines.  Is this true?  If so, is the test

# if mips
# if ultrix
	DECstation
# else
	true MIPS
# endif
# endif

Is there a nicer way?

Yours,
Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu