Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site riccb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!riccb!emike From: emike@riccb.UUCP (Mike Durbin ) Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards,net.lang.c Subject: Please help me ward off C modifing Macros! Message-ID: <581@riccb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 09:55:17 EST Article-I.D.: riccb.581 Posted: Mon Nov 11 09:55:17 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 04:28:42 EST Distribution: net Organization: Rockwell Telecommunications, Downers Grove,Il. Lines: 77 Xref: watmath net.unix:6219 net.unix-wizards:15668 net.lang.c:7013 *** x *** There is a small group here that is proposing using a macro package to modify the appearance of C code. An example is: #define If(x) if(x) #define Then { #define Else }else{ #define End_if } #define Case_of(x) switch(x){ #define Case_break() break; case #define Else_case break; default #define End_case } #define Character char #define Integer int #define Pointer * The objective is to make the code simular in appearance to Modula-2 or Ada. I like Ada, but am very against this, yet I am not very good at generating good arguments. I know this discussion was on the net just a short time ago, but I never suspected that I would be in a possition of trying to ward this off. If someone could mail me good arguments (both pro and con, I know I'm not necessaraly right), or summarize the previous discussion, I would be greatful. -- unixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixuni n x i E. Mike Durbin ...!ihnp4! u x ROCKWELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ...!ihopa!riccb!emike n u Downers Grove IL ...!cuuxb! i n (312) 960-8658 x i u xunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixunixun