From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f849b,b8d52151b7b306d2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf849b,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,a00006d3c4735d70 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-01-06 17:48:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed.mathworks.com!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!199.45.49.37!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny01.gnilink.net.POSTED!0f19ed38!not-for-mail From: "Frank J. Lhota" Newsgroups: comp.arch.embedded,comp.lang.ada References: <3fe00b82.90228601@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <5802069.JsgInS3tXa@linux1.krischik.com> <1072464162.325936@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <1563361.SfB03k3vvC@linux1.krischik.com> <11LvOkBBXw7$EAJw@phaedsys.demon.co.uk> <3ff0687f.528387944@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <1086072.fFeiH4ICbz@linux1.krischik.com> <3ff18d4d.603356952@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <1731094.1f7Irsyk1h@linux1.krischik.com> <3ff1b8ef.614528516@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <3FF1E06D.A351CCB4@yahoo.com> <3ff20cc8.635997032@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <3ff9df16.30249104@News.CIS.DFN.DE> <1665674.ZrTUW4qaQq@linux1.krischik.com> <1073409810.463948@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <1073421950.964139@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> Subject: Re: Certified C compilers for safety-critical embedded systems X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <5AJKb.86$jn1.12@nwrdny01.gnilink.net> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 01:48:49 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.154.249.88 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny01.gnilink.net 1073440129 141.154.249.88 (Tue, 06 Jan 2004 20:48:49 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 20:48:49 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.arch.embedded:6922 comp.lang.ada:4162 Date: 2004-01-07T01:48:49+00:00 List-Id: "Hyman Rosen" wrote in message news:1073421950.964139@master.nyc.kbcfp.com... > Kelly Hall wrote: > > As for the C preprocessor, why not use m4 instead? Why would anyone want to > > use the C preprocessor on Ada programs when there are other, better, > > just-as-free, macro processors available? > > Because they already use the C preprocessor for C, and for IDL, and for > X Window resource files, and perhaps for other things, while they have > never even heard of m4. But learning about m4 is a valuable exercise! It is a flexible and powerful preprocessor with far more capabilities that the C preprocessor.