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diff --git a/admin/notes/cpp b/admin/notes/cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6815b88cccb --- /dev/null +++ b/admin/notes/cpp @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +ttn 2003-04-09 + +we use a C preprocesor not only in the normal compilation of .c files +into object files, but also for creating + + src/Makefile + lib-src/Makefile + +(delimited by comment "start of cpp stuff"). some cpp implementations +insert whitespace in between tokens, which explains the "$(dot)$(dot)" +and "UNEXEC_ALIAS" workarounds for unixoid systems and the bundled +tradcpp/ for vms. [NOTE: tradcpp/ not yet checked in.] + +during makefile creation, the preprocessor symbol NOT_C_CODE is defined. +this should not be defined for normal .c file compilation. + +there has been discussion on eliminating this use of cpp and relying +solely on autoconf processing. rms says to leave it be. |