[parisc-linux] __FUNCTION__ work?

[Grant Grundler]

Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Grant Grundler <grundler@cup.hp.com> writes:
> 
> > The output I get from:
> > 	printk(__FUNCTION__ "() starts\n");
> 
> RTFM.  __FUNCTION__ and __func__ are identifiers, not string literals.

Ok. I'll update my usage. tnx.

I tried to find the manual (still looking) but found some other
interesting links instead:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/1999-10n/msg00281.html
    Jason Merrill <jason at cygnus dot com> wrote:
    | In g++, __FUNCTION__ is a variable, not a string literal.
    | That change was necessary to support templates.

http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~janjaap/mingw32/gcc-announce.html
(gcc 2.8.0 release notes dated Wed, 14 Jan 98 05:59:05 EST)
    Richard Kenner wrote:
    | __FUNCTION__ and __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ are now treated as variables by
    | the parser; previously they were treated as string constants.  So code
    | like  `printf (__FUNCTION__ ": foo")' must be rewritten to `printf
    | ("%s: foo", __FUNCTION__)'.  This is necessary for templates.

I've been writing 'C' code since about 1985...old habits die hard. :^)

thanks,
grant

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