Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal
Date	2015-08-23 20:10 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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"Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:

> Ben Bacariase wrote:
>> Morten (who you credit with the idea) said:
>>
>>     "The idea of a configure() function is that it
>>      replaces macros"
>
> When did he say that? Before or after I started
> this thread?

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:55:21 +0200.  You started the thread on the 22nd.

In the same post, just a few lines before it is stated more forcefully:

  "Well, the point wasn't to add something to C as such, the point was
  that it should be possible to drop macros from a compiler, making for
  a slimmer variant of C."

I.e. to replace macros in every sense, so that they are simply not
needed.  That's why I posted my examples and asked for how they would be
done with this simmer, macro-less C that uses configure() instead.

The fact that you had no substantive comments to make about those
examples is because you and he are taking about two quite different
things.  I have no idea what you are talking about (and, please, there's
no need to try to explain it again) but I thought it worth asking what
Morten had in mind because I could formulate explicit questions about a
C-line language with no macros.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-21 08:27 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-21 20:15 -0700
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-21 20:25 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-21 20:34 -0700
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 09:46 -0700
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2015-08-22 13:15 -0700
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 13:25 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-23 09:06 +1200
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 14:47 -0700
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-22 23:09 +0100
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:21 -0700
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.qvmey@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 17:21 -0500
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 16:53 -0700
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.bkbkd@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 19:44 -0500
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 19:08 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.rnzzf@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 22:29 -0500
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 20:43 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.594yb@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-24 07:09 -0500
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 05:30 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Gordon Burditt <gordon@hammy.burditt.org> - 2015-08-24 07:39 -0500
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 05:43 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 18:11 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 03:18 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-25 14:31 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 05:36 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-24 22:01 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 03:22 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-25 12:12 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 04:26 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-25 13:09 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 05:20 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-25 13:50 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 06:08 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-08-25 14:34 +0000
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 07:53 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-08-25 12:53 +0000
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 06:19 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-25 15:47 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 07:23 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-25 16:41 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 08:08 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 05:54 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-24 09:17 +0100
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-08-22 22:22 +0000
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:31 -0700
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-23 23:13 +0200
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:40 -0700
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 16:00 -0700
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 16:05 -0700
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-23 11:07 +1200
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 16:15 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:01 -0700
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-22 23:16 +0100
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:24 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.i2ffz@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-22 17:40 -0500
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 15:55 -0700
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-23 11:13 +1200
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 16:19 -0700
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 16:29 -0700
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-08-22 21:04 -0400
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.501pe@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 18:25 -0500
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 17:18 -0700
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 10:41 +0200
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-23 22:55 +0200
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.ca5vg@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 18:43 -0500
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 10:57 +0200
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 05:40 -0700
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 15:07 +0200
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 06:29 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 15:56 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 07:18 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 17:22 +0200
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-24 14:36 +0100
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 06:49 -0700
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:55 +0200
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 04:58 -0700
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 13:03 +0100
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 05:20 -0700
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 16:59 +0100
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 09:34 -0700
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 20:10 +0100
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-08-23 16:36 +0000
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 14:27 +0200
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 13:35 +0100
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:08 +0200
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-23 14:27 -0700
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 19:24 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-31 13:53 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 19:59 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-31 19:10 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-31 11:27 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-31 15:40 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-08-31 11:22 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 12:18 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-01 10:09 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-09-01 08:12 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-01 22:19 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-09-06 14:47 -0700
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-23 23:13 +0200
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 22:27 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-08-31 15:00 -0700
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 00:56 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-31 20:11 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 12:26 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-09-01 13:37 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-01 22:18 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-09-01 16:31 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 07:15 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-09-04 07:28 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-08-31 20:02 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-01 09:41 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 12:24 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-09-01 14:14 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Morten W. Petersen" <morphex@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 07:22 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-09-04 07:38 -0400
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-09-01 13:14 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-09-01 11:07 -0400
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.vg6n6@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 19:29 -0500
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-24 09:32 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 11:43 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-24 11:01 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 12:24 +0200
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-24 12:06 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-08-24 14:21 +0200
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection   proposal Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-08-24 07:48 +1200
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:56 -0700
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 13:45 +0100
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 14:38 +0100
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 06:43 -0700
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 15:00 +0100
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 07:54 -0700
              Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 19:28 +0100
                Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2015-08-24 00:31 -0700
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 16:17 +0100
          Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-08-23 16:30 +0100
            Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 19:44 +0100
      Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 06:40 -0700
        Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-08-23 16:29 +0100
    Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal gordonb.kj6kb@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2015-08-23 19:13 -0500
  Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 05:10 -0700

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