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		pjc50 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The earliest versions of the first C compiler know... I wonder if we can dig out the original K&R preprocessor implementation?

dbrower 9 months ago [–]

it was a lot simpler in capabilities. much of the complexity is because of feature creep.

uecker 9 months ago | [–]

What feature creep did the preprocessor have?

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