OpenEuphoria

Re: Compiler ?? (dynamic inclusion)

• Posted by mic _ <stabmaster_ at HOTMAIL.COM> Jun 06, 2000
• 456 views

Hrm.. well, let me explain just why I'd like conditional compilation (and
conditional interpretation).

Suppose you've written a library (or a program) that you want to be
compilable on any platform. The problem is that this library uses
OS-specific stuff. What to do? Write one version for each OS? Nah, do it
like this instead:

-- Suppose this is the Windows version
define WIN32

ifdef DOS32
-- DOS specific stuff goes here
endif
ifdef WIN32
-- Windows
endif
ifdef LINUX
-- ..and finally Linux
endif



When you compile the program, only the Windows code will be touched. The
same thing would go for the interpreted version; only the Windows code would
be interpreted, while the DOS/Linux code would be discarded.

As for not wanting to use a compiler: That's optional. All I'm saying is
that Euphoria would benefit from conditional compilation. C has it, Asm has
it. Why? Because it's a good feature.

As for not wanting to share your code: I can see the point if your going to
sell it, but otherwise it just seems like a strange thing to do.






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