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Re: preprocessor idea

Date	2011-10-16 22:32 -0400
From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: preprocessor idea
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On 10/16/2011 5:56 PM, Robert Klemme wrote:
> On 10/14/2011 04:49 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 10/13/2011 12:35 PM, Robert Klemme wrote:
>>> On 12.10.2011 01:17, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>
>>>> Run the Java code through the C preprocessor with the same defines.
>>>>
>>>> String[] javaarray = {
>>>> "None"
>>>> #ifdef lib1
>>>> ,"lib1"
>>>> #endif
>>>> #ifdef lib1
>>>> ,"lib1"
>>>> #endif
>>>> };
>>>
>>> I do not think it's worthwhile to open that can of worms for this
>>> decision. After all getting rid of the CPP is one of the major
>>> advantages of Java over C++ (even Stroustrup regrets not having ripped
>>> it out of C++) and complicating the Java build process just for that
>>> decision seems too heavy - especially since there are other solutions
>>> available.
>>
>> What other solution achieve the same?
>
> Please see elsewhere in this thread.

Well - they do not seem to be on my news server.

The only suggestion it carry are yours of:
* changing the logic, which may be a good idea, but is definitely
   not the same
* use JNI to get the info from the native side, which will
   require approx. 10 as much code than this

Arne

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  Re: preprocessor idea Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-11 21:57 +0200
    Re: preprocessor idea markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-11 13:14 -0700
  Re: preprocessor idea Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-11 19:17 -0400
    Re: preprocessor idea Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-13 18:35 +0200
      Re: preprocessor idea Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-13 22:49 -0400
        Re: preprocessor idea Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-16 23:56 +0200
          Re: preprocessor idea Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-10-16 22:32 -0400
            Re: preprocessor idea Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-17 18:53 +0200
  Re: preprocessor idea Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-12 07:04 -0700

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