Re: iterator macros and requiring gcc >= 3.0 and -std=c9x

[Marcus Brinkmann]

On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 06:23:37PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> Even if C99 lets you declare the variable in the for loop (eliminating
> the need for a user-declaration), it still seems cleaner to pass the
> name of the variable to be declared as a macro argument.
> 
> That way the name `driver' isn't magic.  It also lets the user nest your
> construct (however silly that may be...).

I agree in general.  In this case though, the macro is only used internally
(eg, the user is the same program as the one that defines the macro), and it
is just more convenient to have it completely automagic.

Thanks,
Marcus

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