Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!brl-smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: fabs(x) vs. (x) < 0 ? -(x) : (x) Message-ID: <5495@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 16:41:54 EST Article-I.D.: brl-smok.5495 Posted: Wed Jan 7 16:41:54 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Jan-87 21:37:52 EST References: <4477@ut-ngp.UUCP> Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 5 In article <4477@ut-ngp.UUCP> jjr@ngp.UUCP (Jeff Rodriguez) writes: >I.e., why isn't fabs() implemented as a macro? Because if evaluation of its parameter produces side effects, the macro won't work right.