Paul Eggert wrote:- > Here's the problem. Currently, POSIX places almost no requirements on > how c99 transforms the physical source file into C source-language > characters. For example, c99 is free to treat CR as LF, ignore > trailing white space, convert tabs to spaces, or even (perversely) > require that input files all start with line numbers that are > otherwise ignored. This lack of specification was not intended, and > I'm trying to help nail down the intent of what c99 is allowed to do.
I suggest we simply remove the GCC extension. I never liked it, it's awkward to code, and it slows down CPP a bit. Neil.
