3.0.1 Freeze

[dewar@gnat.com]

<<Here, I have a specific case at hand and given the timeframe, I have
to take the road which makes my life easier.  And here, macros just do
the job fine.  Sorry, if that doesn't match your personal taste.
>>

I think Bo has a good point here. Historically macros in C make up for
the lack of constant declarations and the absence of inlined functions,
but once one has both these capabilities, 90% of macros should be replaced
by one of these far preferable constructs.