Re: Is "#define __ foo" legal?

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From: dave
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1992 23:01

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In <JET.92Aug5151555@win30.nas.nasa.gov> J. Eric Townsend writes:
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> #define __ foo
>

This is valid.  But beware that any identifier which begins with two
underscores is reserved for use to the compiler, so it might very well be
substituting __ for something else under the covers on you.  If it's not,
well, then your compiler is just wrong. :-)

dave

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