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On 7/22/2011 12:35 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:43:10 -0400, Arne Vajhøj<arne@vajhoej.dk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 6/27/2011 4:12 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:04:11 -0400, Joshua Cranmer
>>> <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 06/26/2011 11:42 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>>>>         Think simple version of the C preprocessor.
>>>>
>>>> Then why not use the C preprocessor?
>>>
>>>        I could not find one that would run standalone on my system.
>>
>> Almost all C compiler has a way to do only preprocessing.
>>
>> GCC, MS, DEC/CPQ/HP etc. has.
>
>       I did not want a C compiler.  I simply wanted a preprocessor.

The easiest and simplest way to get the C pre-processing function is
often to install a C compiler and invoke it with parameters set to
preprocess only.

Patricia