henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (05/10/90)
In article <1990May9.003253.3637@mdivax1.uucp> mdivax1!robinson (Jim Robinson) writes: >>The C standard requires that __LINE__ be supported by every conforming >>implementation. > >Is this the ANSI C Standard? Yes. >An admittedly cursory look thru a copy of the >K&R C manual (first edition) did not produce any mention of __LINE__. That book, good though it is, is 12 years old. Since C is only about 18 years old, you should be reading something newer. The second edition is a good choice. >And, is __FILE__ required to be supported? Yes. -- If OSI is the answer, what is | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology the question?? -Rolf Nordhagen| uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu