Hi, this is the test file: $ cat test.c #define x "llll #define y " char * c =3D x y ; Now, if I do this: $ gcc -Wall -E test.c It works as expected, and produces preprocessed output that is perfectly compilable. But, if I do this: $ gcc -Wall -c test.c -o test.o Then I get this: test.c:3: error: missing terminating " character test.c:3: error: missing terminating " character test.c:3: error: expected expression before =91;=92 token The questions are: a.) What's even going on here? Why the apparent inconsistency? b.) What _should_ be the correct behavior, both in terms of the (extended) GNU C language, and also the standard C language? Thanks so much for your help. Reza.
