Re: preprocessor books/papers

"Glen Herrmannsfeldt" <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
5 Jun 2003 22:39:25 -0400

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From: "Glen Herrmannsfeldt" <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 5 Jun 2003 22:39:25 -0400
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References: 03-05-191
Keywords: macros
Posted-Date: 05 Jun 2003 22:39:25 EDT

"Derek M Jones" <derek@NOSPAMknosof.co.uk> wrote in message


> I have been trying, without much success, to locate recent (last 10
> years will do) information on preprocessors.
>
> Although preprocessors abound people seem loath to write them up.
> There is Brown's book from 1974. Can anybody help out with more up to
> date references?


I have wondered about preprocessors before. Consider the evolution
from PL/I to C to Java as far as preprocessors go. If you don't know
PL/I its preprocessor even has preprocessor procedures, loops, compile
time arithmetic, etc.


You probably know what C has, and Java has almost nothing.


My guess is that there aren't any books since 1974.


-- glen

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