I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
....
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
....
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous is
no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I have
used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
7  6806  le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
...
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
...
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous is
no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I have
used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
I think you're definitely out of touch. Most headers I encountered
contained tons of such documented defines.
Stuart le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
...
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
...
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous
is no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I
have used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
Out of touch. Comments are replaced with a single space before any
macros are substituted.
V
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Stuart Redmann wrote:
le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
>I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
...
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
...
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous is
no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I have
used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
I think you're definitely out of touch. Most headers I encountered
contained tons of such documented defines.
Stuart
isnt next better?
static const int NUM_TRIES 10; // Number of tries before we eject them
(type depends on the type of iCurrentTicks)
In article <eh**********@n ews.dtag.de>,
Stuart Redmann <De*******@web. dewrote:
>le*****@gmail. com wrote:
>I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
...
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
...
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous is
no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I have
used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
I think you're definitely out of touch. Most headers I encountered
contained tons of such documented defines.
Once upon a time, some C++ compilers were using C preprocessors
(preprocessors from C compilers, usually run stand alone)
which meant //'s were being processed out of sync if you will.
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VJ wrote:
le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
isnt next better?
static const int NUM_TRIES 10; // Number of tries before we eject them
Yes, of course, assuming you add the =
namespace { } instead of static may be even better.
HTH,
Michiel Salters Mi************* @tomtom.com wrote:
VJ wrote:
le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
>
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
isnt next better?
static const int NUM_TRIES 10; // Number of tries before we eject them
Yes, of course, assuming you add the =
namespace { } instead of static may be even better.
Actually, it's superfluous because const objects already have internal
linkage by default.
Note: This is different from C where const has extern linkage by
default.
Regards,
Bart.
Thank you to everyone that responded.
I will attempt to force a mental paradigm shift so when I see a
"//" type comment in C++, I won't freak out ;-)
Personally, I don't think I will ever code that way. As I said, I
have too many bad memories. le*****@gmail.c om wrote:
I have nightmares about code similar to the following:
#define NUM_TRIES 10 // Number of tries before we eject them
...
if ( iCurrentTicks NUM_TRIES)
{
...
}
Maybe preprocessors and compilers have progressed where the previous is
no longer an issue. I remember distinctly that on the compilers I have
used in the past the previous if statement would become, after
pre-processing:
if( iCurrentTicks 10 // Number of tries before we eject them)
This would cause all kinds of issues when the code compiled.
Am I out of touch, or is this sort of thing still a potential issue?
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