franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) (01/20/87)
In article <1258@ho95e.UUCP> wcs@ho95e.UUCP (Bill Stewart 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs HO 2G202) writes: >... why not let >_sys_ and _machine_ be preprocessor variables, leading to > #define _sys_ SysVR2 > #define _machine_ u3b2 >and > #if _machine_ = vax >instead of > #ifdef _mach_vax Sounds good to me, but if you're going to spell out "machine", why not spell out "system", too? Either _system_ and _machine_, or _sys_ and _mach_, would be fine with me; but mix and match offends my sensibilities. Frank Adams ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Multimate International 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108