[925] in java-interest
Re: Assertions in Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Ball)
Tue Aug 15 17:11:30 1995
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:44:47 -0700
From: Thomas.Ball@Eng.Sun.COM (Thomas Ball)
To: andycarlson@attmail.com
Cc: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
> You're right, but I've found using separate preprocessors pretty cumbersome
> and error prone in the past, I usually forget to preprocess the source after I
> change it and then wonder why my changes had no effect :-(
Use make (or nmake), with a default make rule defined for java files
(including a preprocessor pass if you wish), and all your problems will
be solved. ;-)
> BTW, I am an NT developer but am fortunate (?) in having a UNIX box on which I
> can look up strange terms link 'm4' in the man pages. Can I make a general
> plea for posters here to remember that java currently runs on both Suns and NT
> boxes, so using platform specific terminology may confuse 50% of your
> readership :-)
I think there are public domain versions of m4 floating around, but everyone
should at least have a C preprocessor. All Windows developers (3.1, NT, and
Win95) should consider purchasing MKS's Toolkit. It includes m4 and lots of
other goodies. (Now only the Mac developers will be p***ed off.)
Tom
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