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C preprocessor

The C preprocessor (CPP) is a text file processor that is used with C, C++ and other programming tools. The preprocessor provides for file inclusion (often header files), macro expansion, conditional compilation, and line control. Although named in association with C and used with C, the preprocessor capabilities are not inherently tied to the C…

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C preprocessor

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Triples42
Avg. degree1.98
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C preprocessor

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related to history · 10
C preprocessor → Alan Snyder, BCPL, Bell Labs, Douglas Eastwood, Douglas McIlroy, It, John Reiser, Mike Lesk, PL/I, The
related to Languages · 8
C preprocessor → For, GNU, Java, Objective-C, Similarly, Some, The, Visual
related to Other uses · 8
C preprocessor → C-like, Fortran, However, In, Intel, Notable, The GNU Fortran, Traditionally
related to Not general purpose · 5
C preprocessor → As, However, Recursive, The, Turing-complete
related to Text substitution limitations · 5
C preprocessor → In, Lisp-like, Rust, Scala, Text
related to Swift · 2
C preprocessor → The, They
related to File inclusion · 1
C preprocessor → There

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preprocessor file macro used code directive directives include standard language macros line compilers example also use following define compiler pragma

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conditional compilationinstance ofand are generally more intended for features0.80text
the GNU C Compiler provide preprocessing as a feature of the compilerinstance ofis generally more permissive and better suited for such use.Some modern compilers0.80text
m4instance ofit is very limited in comparison to a more general macro processor0.80text
C preprocessorrelated to File inclusionThere0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyThe0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyAlan Snyder0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyBCPL0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyPL/I0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyIt0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyMike Lesk0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyJohn Reiser0.60section
C preprocessorrelated to historyBell Labs0.60section

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