RE: log2 as function not as macro

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Dave Korn wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen
> > Sent: 14 June 2004 14:48
>
> > On Jun 14 14:11, Johnny Willemsen wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Are there plans to deliver log2 as regular function instead of
> > > macro. The log2 as macro is hard to use in projects that also define
> > > a log2 function. I know, we can work around it, but it comes back
> > > and back again.
> >
> > You could ask this on the newlib list, newlib@
>
>   And the answer there will probably be that if your code depends on whether
> this function is a macro or a real function then your code is not valid C.
> The C language spec specifically says that implementations are free to
> provide library functions as macros as well as functions.  See
>
> http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/math.h.html
>
> and in particular the lines that say "The following shall be declared as
> functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be
> provided."
>
>   So if your code has a problem with that, your code does not comply with
> the C language spec.
>
>     cheers,
>       DaveK

Dave,

To be fair, the original poster described the exact problem:
> log2 as macro is hard to use in projects that also define a log2 function.
I'm not sure how your link can be reconciled with this, but at a guess,
projects that define a log2() function are expected to follow "#include
<math.h>" with "#undef log2".
	Igor
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