On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:49 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 09/06/2012 12:27 PM, Lorenzo Caminiti wrote:
Btw, would it be legal for the syntax to use a specifier like __attribute__ given that technically specifiers with double underscores are reserved? I'd think so because on compilers that support __attribute__ it becomes like a keyword `const`, etc so I can use it in the syntax.
Using __attribute__ at all is an extension. In theory, the compiler could define it as a macro. I think it's treated as a keyword, but you should check to make sure.
I think it's a keyword and not defined as a macro but that can't be guaranteed given that compilers are free to implement it as they wish. Maybe I should use declspec and attribute (no __) for those while verbatim will accept any __ as the compiler defines them. I'll double check. Thanks. --Lorenzo