Xcode & preprocessor ##

preprocessor, xcode

Solution

Concatenation is supported in GCC and Clang. Xcode isn't a compiler; if you're posting errors like this, check what version of GCC, LLVM-GCC or Clang ("LLVM compiler") you're using because their behavior can differ.

You're trying to make `=` part of an identifier (i.e., create a variable called `foobar=`) which I don't think is what you want.

Try `#define FOO(_var) int foo##_var = 1` instead.

Incidentally, Clang gives a somewhat better error message:

foo.c:4:5: error: pasting formed 'foobar=', an invalid preprocessing token
    FOO(bar);
    ^
foo.c:1:32: note: instantiated from:
#define FOO(_var) int foo##_var## = 1
                               ^

Problem

In Xcode can I use ## in a macro? In MSVC I can write: ``` #define FOO(_var) int foo##_var## = 1 FOO(bar); foobar++; ``` On the Mac (edit: compiling with GCC) the same code gives me the error "Pasting "foobar" and "=" does not give a valid preprocessing token. Is ## not supported in xcode?

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