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

From	Bartc <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: configure() -- a new C compiler preprocessor and code injection proposal
Date	2015-08-22 23:16 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 22/08/2015 23:01, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> The compiler would process and compile the configure block of code
> (or blocks of code) first, and then run them before doing any other
> compilation on the source code.
>
> If there was a "compile;" command executed in configure, then once
> it runs the blocks of code, it's done and exits.  If no "compile;"
> command was found, it then proceeds to do a compile after things
> are fixed up by whatever the configure code did.
>
> The configure code could perform tests on the runtime environment
> and fixup the needs of the source code for that machine, basically
> doing what "./configure" does today, but without any other tools
> being required, with all of it being done from inside the compiler
> with a few new commands and extensions to provide support for this
> ability.

./configure seems to be something that's run before compiling any 
modules of a project.

If you're going to put what it does within the 100 .c and .h files 
comprising an application, where would it go: which file?

Suppose the purpose of ./configure is to create a 10000-line main 
module, how will it work if the generating code is inside that main 
module? Will it have to do that every time it's compiled, or will it 
save the results? If the latter, how will it work? It sounds as though 
such things need to exist outside of the C source code.

-- 
Bartc

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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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