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Re: [patch] beginnings of the macro rewrite
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack at wolery dot cumb dot org>
- Subject: Re: [patch] beginnings of the macro rewrite
- From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand at sleipnir dot valparaiso dot cl>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:15:54 -0400
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Stan Shebs <shebs@apple.com> said on gcc-patches:
> Zack Weinberg wrote:
> > IMPORTANT: This drops support for traditional macros. I will put it
> > back if people complain loudly enough. If no one cares then I will
> > probably drop -traditional entirely, sometime next week.
> > -Wtraditional still works.
> It might not get too much reaction on this list, but I suggest
> you make this checkin anonymously, so the lynch mob of users
> won't be able to come find you. 1/2 :-)
>
> -traditional will be important to support in GCC for at least
> another 10 years, possibly longer, depending on the longevity
> of various old code bases.
Could somebody enlighten me about what "traditional macros" is being talked
here?
Thanks!
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