From: clemc@ccc.com (Clem Cole)
Subject: [TUHS] # as first character of file
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 11:46:58 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAC20D2MwnAnvv--W_v15ht+sYdibfFyKmOhuUUnc2tB8jiSsTQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAP6exYLU-tQwdOpgU4GAuANa4WscoAdHu+rm+SyLRMLB3=VEWw@mail.gmail.com>
IIRC the V7 compiler did not require it. It's possible Typesetter C may
have also.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:41 AM, ron minnich <rminnich at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just went looking at the v6 source to confirm a memory, namely that cpp
> was only invoked if a # was the first character in the file. Hence, this:
> https://github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo/blob/Research-V6-Snapshot-
> Development/usr/source/c/c01.c#L1
>
> People occasionally forgot this, and hilarity ensued.
>
> Now I'm curious. Anyone know when that convention ended?
>
> ron
>
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2017-01-04 16:41 ron minnich
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