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Re:Struct Iteration Through Abuse of the C Preprocessor by uxcn on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @03:01PM (#10382677)
Python is definitely a better syntax to write meta-programs than the pre-processor, but you still have the issue of the additional step/tool. Anything that depends on the generated code depends on the step which, if it's missed, can lead to non-good things.
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Re:Struct Iteration Through Abuse of the C Preprocessor by Kristine1975 on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @02:50AM (#10385326)
Sure. But you do test your changes, don't you? ;-) So if you forget to run cog after making a change to the meta-program, you should notice right away.

But it still is a cludge. It would be better if C/C++ had a better preprocessor.

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Re:Struct Iteration Through Abuse of the C Preprocessor by uxcn on Wednesday October 14, 2015 @11:22AM (#10387110)
It isn't a question of testing changes. The more people working on the codebase, the more people it impacts. Adding manual steps is tempting the fates.
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