Re: #if vs #ifdef

[Dale P. Smith]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:26:12 +0100
address@hidden wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 07:48:05AM -0500, Dale P. Smith wrote:
> > I don't understand how it better for the compiler though.  I would think
> > using #if's effectively edits the code out of the way before the
> > compiler has a chance to look at it.  Using if (..) gives the compiler
> > useless work to do.  How is theis better?
> 
> The `iffed-out' code gets shaken by the compiler on a regular basis
> and some silly bugs get spotted earlier...

Ahhh.  Good point.

-Dale

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