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Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost PP] MSVC PP
From: Robert (r.firl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-06-27 21:21:58


On 6/27/2018 3:20 PM, Edward Diener via Boost wrote:
> On 6/27/2018 11:18 AM, Matt Calabrese via Boost wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 12:56 AM, degski via Boost
>> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> We seem to be getting there.
>>>
>>> Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 Preview 3 Announcement
>>> <https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2018/06/26/visual-studio-2017-version-15-8-preview-3/>
>>>
>>>
>>> tl:dr: "*C++ Standards:* A new, experimental, token-based
>>> preprocessor that
>>> conforms to C++11 standards (including C99 preprocessor features),
>>> enabled
>>> with /experimental:preprocessor switch. This will be controlled with
>>> macro _
>>> *MSVC*_TRADITIONAL, which will be defined to 1 when using the
>>> traditional
>>> preprocessor and 0 when using the new experimental standards conformant
>>> preprocessor."
>>
>> Whoa!!! I never thought this would *actually* happen.
I second...

>
> It has only been 28 years total and 19 years since C99, so I think this
> is way too soon for Microsoft. I think they should wait another 19 years
> at least before they actually bring this "feature" to fruition. Can't be
> too careful, you know !

So right... :)

>
>>
>> -Matt Calabrese
>
>
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