Re: Macro names imbedded in pp-numbers [repost]

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From: Norman Diamond
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1989 01:35

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In article <1989Nov17.171025.18983@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:

>2.1.1.2 item 7 yields:  "Each preprocessing token is converted into a
>token."

Argh; you're right.  OK, next question:  if a program violates 2.1.1.2,
is it necessary to issue a warning?  I think not; 2.1.1.2 doesn't say
"constraints."  Therefore a macro imbedded in a pp-number results in
undefined behavior, and my processor is allowed to expand the macro,
right?  (I hope.)

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