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- From: jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend)
- Subject: Re: Maximum depth of #if preprocessing directives
- In-Reply-To: jss@lucid.com's message of Tue, 29 Dec 92 00:19:33 GMT
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- Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames
- Date: 28 Dec 92 17:40:30
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- "jss" == Jerry Schwarz <jss@lucid.com> writes:
- jss> If a compiler can imposes arbitrary limits, is there any
- jss> constraint on the nature of such limits? For example, could I
- jss> impose a limit on the number of identifiers containing the
- jss> sequence "xyyzz". If not why not?
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- My real complaint is twofold:
- - there is no documentation of the maximum depth for the compiler in
- question.
- - the producer of the compiler tends to hide behind ANSI whenever I
- complain, so I was looking for *some* sort of guidlines on
- restrictions.
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- I read 2.2.4.1 footnote 8 as meaning "if ansi doesn't have a
- translation limit, then please, please, please don't build one into
- your compiler".
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- J. Eric Townsend -- jet@nas.nasa.gov -- 415.604.4311
- '92 R100R, DoD# 0378, BMWMOA, AMA, ACLU, EFF, CPSR
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