Re: KNF and the C preprocessor

[David Young <dyoung%pobox.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:27:39PM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2012, David Young wrote:
> >What do people think about setting stricter guidelines for using
> >the C preprocessor than the guidelines from the past?
> 
> Maybe.
> 
> >The C preprocessor MUST NOT be used for
> >
> >1 In-line code: 'static inline' subroutines are virtually always better
> > than macros.
> 
> I disagree with this one.  If you tone it down to "SHOULD NOT" or

Sure, let's make it SHOULD NOT.

Dave

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