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Subject: Re: [9fans] compiling error
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:21:56 -0800
From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
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> cpu% 8c -FVw t.c
> t.c:12 syntax error, last name: maxarg2

i get the error in a different place.
% 8c -FVw t.c
t.c:7 syntax error, last name: maxarg1

> #define FMAX(a,b)
> (maxarg1=(a),maxarg2=(b),(maxarg1)>(maxarg2)?(maxarg1):(maxarg2));

the problem is the macro. adding a \ to escape \n or putting
the macro def on the same line fixes it.