Aucbvax.4079
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards
Sun Sep 27 19:40:42 1981
odd lint errors
>From CSVAX.dmr@Berkeley Sun Sep 27 19:24:46 1981
A recent message wondered why lint complains about a program
 #if UCB_NKB==1
 ...
 #endif
when the compiler handles it fine.  Actually the whole truth was not told.
The program was probably of the form
 #define UCB_NKB	1	/* mumble */
 etc.
with a comment.  Lint calls the preprocessor with the -C flag to
preserve comments (like /* VARARGS */).  Unfortunately cpp
preserves the comment in the #define but then fails to ignore it
while parsing the expression after #if.

We still have this too (someone found it just recently).  cpp's
author has been notified.
	Dennis Ritchie

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