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- From: Larry Weiss <lfw@oc.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: preprocessing question (# only in first col?)
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 10:21:55 -0600
- Organization: crystalball.com
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- Fletcher.Glenn@ov.com wrote:
- >
- > I know of at least three separate compilers that require that the
- > '#' character be in the first column of the source line for
- > preprocessor directives.
-
-
- The C Standard does not require the # character to consume any particular
- column of a record.
-
- A portation is always a tricky endeavor and may encourage coding compromises
- if the environment does not comply with the definition of the language.
-