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In article <4jcklt$9uj@solutions.solon.com> watzka@stat.uni-muenchen.de
(Kurt Watzka) writes:

|> 100576.1776@compuserve.com (Antony Pace (UK/CH)) writes:

|> >I wrote:

|> >>> I am having problems writing a macro (Ansi C) for which I feel there
|> >must be standard technique.  Can anyone help? <<

|> >Many thanks to everyone who emailed me the standard technique of the do
|> >{...} while(1) structure.  This is exactly what I needed.  I didn't
|> >expect such a generous response and will look out for the FAQ.

|> I would avoid using "do { ... } while(1)" as a wrapper for "function like
|> macros". It might lead to unexpected results. :-)

At the very least, I would expect the program to run slower that if the
macro were terminated by "while(0)":-).  (Who was it that reported that
the latest Cray is so fast, it only takes ten minutes for an endless
loop?)
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