Odd vc6 preprocessor bug

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-04 12:19:12

int f(char*);
#define foo(expr) if (!(expr)) { f(#expr); }
int main()
{
    foo( f( "echo x \">\" foo.bar" ) );
}

yeilds:

error C2146: syntax error : missing ')' before identifier 'foo'

So, it's not just Metrowerks ;-)

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