From 8338263283319576018 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,83aac58a7c7d6c46 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Subject: Re: Advice: C9X's __func__ on C++ Date: 1999/06/10 Message-ID: <7jp1gn$6ho$1@panix.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 488088716 Approved: Valentin Bonnard References: X-Original-Date: 10 Jun 1999 14:52:07 -0400 Organization: Comeau Computing; http://www.comeaucomputing.com X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBVAwUAN2A3bawEuYhIxRhxAQEMUgIAhSelFEt50VqBc7m8uS9rgQaHhhwXKg5N 6wR2AjIdpnHpM2dvGnAglfiidfBKv+JOHiiaFPZ72R15br59B1flVQ== =7YcK Reply-To: comeau@comeaucomputing.com Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ X-Newsposter: trn 4.0-test55 (26 Feb 97) In article "Ken Hagan" writes: >If __func__ is a preprocessor symbol It can't be. The phases of translation don't allow for it to be one if the function name is desired. Things like non-preprocessor names (sic) are not (logically) known till later. Remember, the preprocessor is just a "dumb text substituter" for the most part, which then "feeds" the other parts. - Greg -- Comeau Computing, 91-34 120th Street, Richmond Hill, NY, 11418-3214 Producers of Comeau C/C++ 4.2.38 -- New Release! We now do Windows too. Email: comeau@comeaucomputing.com / Voice:718-945-0009 / Fax:718-441-2310 *** WEB: http://www.comeaucomputing.com *** --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]