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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:15:50 -0500
From: Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com>
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In trying to port cprolog to FBSD. I find the the Solaris 2.X
c compiler can handle the following macro sub, but gcc can't
on any platform.

Does anyone have a suggestion how gcc might emulate the Solaris
macro substitution?

Thank's

Ron
See attached code

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/* 

 Under Solaris 2.X this compiles with the proper macro substitution
 on 
    savepS = savead-lcl0; 
 to
 LSave [ 6 ] = savead- ( Origin [ 5 ] );

 But gcc does not
*/
#define savepS	LSave[NAreas]
#define NAreas	6	/* number of work areas/stacks */
#define LocalId		5
typedef unsigned **PTR;
static PTR *savead, Origin[100];
#define lcl0	(Origin[LocalId])
unsigned LSave[100];
main()
{

    savepS = savead-lcl0; 
}

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