1. Re: Compiler ?? (dynamic inclusion)
- Posted by Irv Mullins <irv at ELLIJAY.COM>
Jun 05, 2000
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Last edited Jun 06, 2000
On Mon, 05 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >>Well, d'oh...
> >>How about adding some "define", "ifdef" and "endif" expressions ?
> >>It doesn't seem like such a difficult thing to add.
>
>
> >And just how is that supposed to work on a program that was
> >compiled two weeks ago, maybe by someone else?
> >Irv
>
> Step 1: Make the source code of your program available for others.
> Step 2: Let the whoever wants to recompile it on his/her platform.
By definition, a dynamic include file is _generated on the fly_ ,
*after* the program is loaded, but before Euphoria has reached
the line which includes that file. Since you can't load a program before
it has been compiled, and defines are only instructions to the
compiler, (pre-processor instructions, to be accurate), they are
of no use here.
Besides, the whole reason for a compiler is to produce executable files
so your programs can be run by people who don't have a compiler
or who don't want to be bothered with installing and learning to use
a compiler. Or maybe I just don't want to share my source code.
Irv
