Re: what does # mean?

From	T <T@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: what does # mean?
Date	2017-06-05 01:54 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 06/04/2017 03:19 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 6/3/2017 4:55 PM, T wrote:
>> On 06/03/2017 06:24 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>> The #ifdef/#else/#endif combination causes one of the two
>>> notification= statements to be used, depending on whether
>>> HAVE_LIBNOTIFY7
>>
>> Hi Jerry,
>>
>>     Is `LIBNOTIFY7` a system call?  I have had
>> trouble with this code before because I was missing
>> `libnotify`.
>>
>> $ rpm -qa \*notify\*
>> libnotify-0.7.5-8.el7.x86_64
>>
>>     As with all thing RHEL, it could be out-of-date.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
> 
> HAVE_NOTIFY7 is simply a constant which may or may not be defined in one
> of the header files.  Depending on whether it is or is not defined the
> function notify_notification_new() will have different parameter lists.
> 
> The "standard" in C is for preprocessor values are all upper case, while
> others are lower or mixed case.
> 
> And BTW - don't worry about the idiots here.  All they want to do is
> argue the C standard and what is and is not legal.  They aren't
> interested in helping someone like you who needs the answers to a few
> questions.
> 

Thank you!  So far, the issue seems to be that there
is a compiler switch to disable libnotify.  And,
I am hot on hits trail.

And point taken.

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what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 00:39 -0700
  Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 10:06 +0200
    Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 01:25 -0700
      Re: what does # mean? Leon Taylor <leontaylor476@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 03:41 -0700
      Re: what does # mean? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-06-03 09:03 -0700
        Re: what does # mean? bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-06-03 17:11 +0100
          Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 13:56 -0700
  Re: what does # mean? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-06-03 09:24 -0400
    Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 13:52 -0700
    Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 13:55 -0700
      Re: what does # mean? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-06-04 18:19 -0400
        Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-05 01:54 -0700
  Re: what does # mean? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-06-03 09:05 -0700
    Re: what does # mean? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-06-03 16:18 +0000
      Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 18:22 +0200
        Re: what does # mean? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-06-03 16:30 +0000
          Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 19:18 +0200
            Re: what does # mean? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-06-03 18:03 +0000
    Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 13:59 -0700
      Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 23:30 +0200
        Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 14:35 -0700
          Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-03 23:55 +0200
            Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 15:30 -0700
              Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 00:36 +0200
                Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 16:12 -0700
                Re: what does # mean? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-06-04 11:17 +1200
                Re: what does # mean? GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 01:23 +0200
      Re: what does # mean? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-06-03 19:15 -0700
        Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 19:27 -0700
          Re: what does # mean? Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-06-04 19:09 +0200
            Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-05 01:56 -0700
          Re: what does # mean? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-06-04 13:51 -0700
            Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-05 01:57 -0700
  Re: what does # mean? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-06-03 23:08 -0400
    Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-03 20:53 -0700
      Re: what does # mean? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-06-05 12:44 -0700
        Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-05 14:52 -0700
  Re: what does # mean? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2017-06-05 03:00 -0700

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