Re: RE : VC++6.0 and 7.0 are not supported anymore from ROOT4-04-2 or newer

Hello,

> p.49: "Though the C preprocessor is one of the most powerful
> features of C and C++, avoid using it." In contrast, many people
> still do:
> #define kGreen 1 instead of: const int kGreen = 1;
> #define SQUARE(x) ((x)*(x)) instead of using an inline function!

except that in the latter case the inline isn't the same as the macro unless a template is used as well. I have several macro's in my code, where function templates + a traits class would fit better, just so that it compiles under VC++6.

I agree that macro's are bad, I agree that portability is good, but the way I see it, one or the other has to give.

> Sorrowly, since some time I am no longer able to test my GUI code using
> CINT, I have to compile it with ACLiC in order to run it as macro.

I'll second that.

Best regards,

           Wim

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