diamond@csl.sony.co.jp (Norman Diamond) (10/20/89)
In section 3.1.8, a preprocessing number does not acquire a type or a
value until conversion in translation phase 7. I think there is an
omission. A value, and surely a type, must be acquired when an #if
directive is examined during preprocessing.
So the question is, why can't a preprocessing number look like this?
123.45e67
In any other context, e.g. an actual floating constant token in phase 7
which did not derive from a preprocessing number, this is acceptable.
The "e" does not have to be followed by a sign. Why, for #if, must the
"e" be followed by a sign? (And are there any other situations with
the same requirement?)
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of their activities or whereabouts. | licence to "kill".diamond@csl.sony.co.jp (Norman Diamond) (10/20/89)
I just wrote: >In section 3.1.8, a preprocessing number does not acquire a type or a >value until conversion in translation phase 7. I think there is an >omission. A value, and surely a type, must be acquired when an #if >directive is examined during preprocessing. >So the question is, why can't a preprocessing number look like this? > 123.45e67 >In any other context, e.g. an actual floating constant token in phase 7 >which did not derive from a preprocessing number, this is acceptable. >The "e" does not have to be followed by a sign. Why, for #if, must the >"e" be followed by a sign? (And are there any other situations with >the same requirement?) and then noticed that "pp-number nondigit" allows this in an obscure, reader-unfriendly manner. Just to get its kicks in, "rn" says: End of article 1733 (of 1733)--what next? [npq] C You can't cancel someone else's article and what about my own article, "rn"? At least now my foot is in your mouth instead of my own. -- Norman Diamond, Sony Corp. (diamond%ws.sony.junet@uunet.uu.net seems to work) Should the preceding opinions be caught or | James Bond asked his killed, the sender will disavow all knowledge | ATT rep for a source of their activities or whereabouts. | licence to "kill".