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Re: Include decision

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Nov 06, 2006
• 596 views

ZNorQ wrote:

> I'm using a third party include file - TCP4U - but I want to be able to
> turn it off using a global constant ACTIVATE_TCP = FALSE. (This is if
> I'm gonna distribute a version of my program without the TCP4U module
> included. Don't worry, any recognitions are made to the appropriate
> owners.)
> 
> The way it works is that the DLL is 'sequenced' into my application,
> and if the ACTIVATE_TCP = TRUE, it will save the DLL to file - and then
> execute the TCP4U module.
> 
> The challenge (or - problem) is that when I deactivate the TCP4U
> (ACTIVATE_TCP = FALSE) the program shall NOT save the DLL to disk, and
> NOT run the TCP4U wrapper. Only problem is that as soon as I include the
> wrapper - certain initialization routines are already executed, and since
> it wont find the DLL file - errors will emerge.
> 
> What I've done up till now, is modify the wrapper itself with an
> 'IF ACTIVATE_TCP = TRUE...' etc, but I don't want to have to edit third
> party snippets..
> 
> Anyone know what walkaround I can use? 
> 
> PS! The point is that I'm only supposed to change the ACTIVATE_TCP
> variable - I don't want to remove the includes.
> 
> Hope my poor attempt of explaining my problem was good enough... :)

As far as I understand, it looks as if using a pre-processor is what
you might want to do. See
<http://rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=preprocessor>

Regards,
   Juergen