[Boost-users] Using the Boost Preprocessor

Subject: [Boost-users] Using the Boost Preprocessor
From: Rowan Sylvester-Bradley (rowan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-01 19:04:12

I've got an application where I need to generate a lot of repetitive 
sections of 8051 assembler code. For this I need a pre-processor or macro 
processor that has facilities for iteration and/or recursion. I'm currently 
using a stand-alone C preprocessor (MCPP) to do conditional assembly etc., 
and someone suggested that the Boost pre-processor library might give me the

facilities I need for these repetitive code sections.

What do I have to download to get just the preprocessor libraries?

Also, can I use these libraries with any C or C++ preprocessor (such as 
MCPP), or do I need something specific? I guess this boils down to - does 
the Boost librbary use any compiler/preprocessor featires that I wouldn't 
find in a standard C preprocessor?

Thanks for your help. These questions arise because I'm not using C or C++, 
so the rest of Boost is presumably of no use to me - I just need the 
preprocessor bit. I'm using Windows Vista, so any tools need to be Windows 
compatible...

Thanks - Rowan