• "Robert M. Münch" <robert.muench robertmuench.de> Jul 29 2002
• Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> Jul 29 2002
• "Robert M. Münch" <robert.muench robertmuench.de> Jul 29 2002
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Jul 29 2002
• "Robert M. Münch" <robert.muench robertmuench.de> Jul 29 2002
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Jul 30 2002

Hi, the library I try to compile uses a member function named tell. Anyhow
the DMC file IO.H seems to get included somewhere which defines tell as a
macro (line: 117) leading to undesired macro expansion. What to do in such a
case? Why is this macro definition done?

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"Robert M. Münch" wrote:

 Hi, the library I try to compile uses a member function named tell. Anyhow
 the DMC file IO.H seems to get included somewhere which defines tell as a
 macro (line: 117) leading to undesired macro expansion. What to do in such a
 case? Why is this macro definition done?


What about #undef?

"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.cc> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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 What about #undef?


I tried it in my main program, but the include hierarchy seems to get the
definition in somewhere. So I would have to change the vendor supplied code
in that I just use an #undef before the specific line of code. I'm not sure
if this is the way to go...

Isn't it that such "compiler internal/implementation dependend" symbols
should use a _ or even a __ as first char(s) to avoid such problems? Robert

"Robert M. Münch" <robert.muench robertmuench.de> wrote in message
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 Isn't it that such "compiler internal/implementation dependend" symbols
 should use a _ or even a __ as first char(s) to avoid such problems?



Yes, but then there's the issue of compiling legacy code.

I suggest just commenting out the tell() definition that's causing grief.
It's not sacred <g>.

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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 Yes, but then there's the issue of compiling legacy code.

 I suggest just commenting out the tell() definition that's causing grief.
 It's not sacred <g>.


Hi, ok I do that. But for what kind of code is this define needed? Robert

"Robert M. Münch" <robert.muench robertmuench.de> wrote in message
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 "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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 Yes, but then there's the issue of compiling legacy code.

 I suggest just commenting out the tell() definition that's causing




 It's not sacred <g>.


 Hi, ok I do that. But for what kind of code is this define needed? Robert


tell() is an old unix-ism.