On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-07-02 10:10:32 -0400, Jack Lloyd wrote: >> Not really, it just doesn't understand it needs to treat an empty >> file as C... instead you have to tell it so with -x c > > But is there any reason why cpp assumes C as a fallback, but not gcc > (at least with the -E option)? IMHO, this is a bit inconsistent, in > particular if cpp is seen as a synonym for "gcc -E".
Because it's Cpp, the C preprocessor. Richard.
