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System_Identification_Macros

The following macros have a defined value of 1 in DIGITAL C++:

__cplusplus __DECCXX __vms __VMS

For each of the following macros the defined value is a character string representing the operating system version:

__vms_version __VMS_VERSION


Version_Number_Macros

For each of the following macros the defined value is an unsigned long int that encodes the version number:

__DECCXX_VER __VMS_VER

You can use __DECCXX_VER to test that the current compiler version is newer than a particular version and __VMS_VER to test that the current OpenVMS version is newer than a particular version. Newer versions of the compiler and OpenVMS have larger values for these macros. If the compiler cannot analyze the version, the corresponding macro has a defined value of 0. These macros are not defined for releases of DIGITAL C++ prior to Version 5.0.


Alpha_System_Macros

DIGITAL C++ for OpenVMS Alpha Systems also supports the following predefined system identification macro names in all compiler modes:

__Alpha_AXP __alpha __ALPHA __32BITS __INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE

DIGITAL C++ predefines __32BITS when pointers and data of type long are 32 bits.

For code that is intended to be portable from one system to another, users of both OpenVMS and Digital UNIX operating systems should use __alpha.

Predefined macros (with the exception of vms_version, VMS_VERSION, __vms_version, __VMS_VERSION, and __INITIAL_POINTER_SIZE) are defined as 1 or 0, depending on the system (VAX or Alpha processor), the compiler defaults, and the qualifiers used. For example, if you compiled using G_floating format, then __D_FLOAT and __IEEE_FLOAT (Alpha processors only) are predefined to be 0, and __G_FLOAT is predefined as if the following were included before every compilation unit:

#define __G_FLOAT 1

These macros can assist in writing code that executes conditionally. They can be used in #elif, #if, #ifdef, and #ifndef directives to separate portable and nonportable code in a DIGITAL C++ program. The vms_version, VMS_VERSION, __vms_version, and __VMS_VERSION macros are defined with the value of the OpenVMS version on which you are running (for example, Version 6.0).


Floating_Point_Macros

DIGITAL C++ automatically defines the following predefined macros pertaining to the format of floating-point variables. You can use them to identify the format with which you are compiling your program:

__D_FLOAT __G_FLOAT You can use the /FLOAT command qualifier to change the mode.


Implementation_Compatibility_Macros

DIGITAL C++ automatically defines the following macros when the corresponding command-qualifier is used:

Command-line Option Macro Name ------------------- ---------- /IMPLICIT_INCLUDE __IMPLICIT_INCLUDE_ENABLED /GLOBAL_ARRAY_NEW __GLOBAL_ARRAY_NEW /PCH,/CREATE_PCH,/USE_PCH __PCH_ENABLED /STDNEW __STDNEW /STANDARD=ANSI __ANSI /STANDARD=ARM __ARM /STANDARD=CFRONT __CFRONT /STANDARD=MS __MS /STANDARD=STRICT_ANSI __STRICT_ANSI


_BOOL_EXISTS

Indicates that bool is a keyword.


CC$gfloat

When you compile using the /G_FLOAT qualifier, CC$gfloat is defined as 1. When you compile without the /G_FLOAT qualifier, CC$gfloat is defined as 0. The CC$gfloat macro is provided for compatiblity with VAX C. The __G_FLOAT predefined macro should be used instead.


__DATE__

The __DATE__ macro evaluates to a string specifying the date on which the compilation started. The string presents the date in the form "Mmm dd yyyy" The names of the months are those generated by the asctime library function. The first d is a space if dd is less than 10.

Example:

printf("%s",__DATE__);


__FILE__

The __FILE__ macro evaluates to a string literal specifying the file specification of the current source file.

Example:

printf("file %s", __FILE__);


__LINE__

The __LINE__ macro evaluates to a decimal constant specifying the number of the line in the source file containing the macro reference.

Example:

printf("At line %d in file %s", __LINE__, __FILE__);


__TIME__

The __TIME__ macro evaluates to a string specifying the time that the compilation started. The time has the following format:

hh:mm:ss

Example:

printf("%s", __TIME__);

The value of this macro remains constant throughout the translation unit.


_WCHAR_T

Indicates that wchar_t is a keyword.

   
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