#pragma dictionary directive in Linux?

[arunmib]

hi,
I would like to know whether "#pragma dictionary" exists in Linux. I have read that this is an ANSI equivalent of "#dictionary" concept present in OpenVMS system. In the following link it has been mentioned that "#pragma dictionary" is ANSI C complaint,

http://docshare.isti.cnr.it/cgiplus-...ww.google.com/

They have not mentioned whether it is portable or existing in other systems. When I spoke with one of my colleague he said that "dictionary" concept is not present in Linux.....So, can anybody help me out?

An advance thanks for the help and information ppl...

[weaknessforcats]

It's nothing to do with Linux. A #pragma is a preprocessor directive and it should be in the documentation for your compiler.

Please note the #pragma operands do vary by preprocessor.

[arunmib]

Thanks for the reply weaknessforcats.....The #dictionary that I have mentioned refers to the Common Data Dictionary(CDD) concept of OpenVMS. The "#pragma dictionary" that I have asked is the ANSI C equivalent, but my question was whether the CDD concept is present in Linux. I think I didn't frame my question clearly....I posted the same question in another forum and following is a reply I got,

The #pragma dictionary directive exists to allow the compiler
to extract records from an OpenVMS Common Data
Dictionary.

The OpenVMS Common Data Dictionary is something
specific to OpenVMS, and would not be available on
Linux..

You may be able to workaround this by having the OpenVMS
C compiler extract the definitions: Add /PREPROCESS_ONLY
to the command line....this will create a .I file. Look in the
.I file for the defintions exctracted by the #pragma dictionary
directive, and move them to a header file. Then move that
header file to the Linux system and #include it as you would
any other file.

I say "may" because I've never used this directive, so it may
not work....

Hope this information is of use to somebody, other than me also...

[weaknessforcats]

The #pragma dictionary directive exists to allow the compiler
to extract records from an OpenVMS Common Data
Dictionary.

That's what I was saying. There is no dictionary with Windows so that code would just die with an invalid preprocessor directive.

You have to go with your compiler documentation. That documentation is for that compiler.