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From: barber@rabbit1.UUCP (Steve Barber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: problems in make, /lib/cpp
Message-ID: <332@rabbit1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Jul-87 11:45:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: rabbit1.332
Posted: Wed Jul 15 11:45:52 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 01:32:08 EDT
References: <623@uokmax.UUCP>
Organization: Rabbit Software Corp., Malvern PA
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Keywords: make, cpp
Summary: #if defined(...) not a V7 feature

In article <623@uokmax.UUCP>, rmtodd@uokmax.UUCP (Richard Michael Todd) writes:
> 2.  A good deal of C software out there uses the "#if defined(word)" 
> preprocessor feature.  /lib/cpp doesn't, and the error messages it gives
> on encountering it aren't exactly crystal-clear as to their meaning and
> cause.
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> Richard Todd
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The V7 cpp did not support the #if defined() syntax.  Since MINIX is
an "emulation" of V7, it is not surprising that this doesn't work.

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