my bad, I thought cpp(1) implemented __FUNCTION__... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Joel C. Salomon <joelcsalo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/18/2010 05:50 PM, Federico G. Benavento wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:30 AM, Joel C. Salomon <joelcsalo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Why is __func__ listed as “unwanted”? I’ve found it useful for some >>> logging functions. >>> >> isn't this redundant with cpp(1)'s __FUNCTION__? >> >> if __FUNCTION__ isn't standard, then we should change >> it to __func__ in cpp and that's it > > Um, how can the preprocessor know what function it’s in middle of? > > (That’s why, unlike the preprocessor symbols __FILE__ & __LINE__, C99’s > __func__ is an identifier.) > > --Joel > >
-- Federico G. Benavento
