Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 17:05:10 -0400 (EDT)
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	Yerrick on Sat, 20 May 2000 18:35:58 GMT)
Subject: Re: C++, complex, etc
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> From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
> Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 18:35:58 GMT
> 
> It can, however, be tested at compile time, right?

Wrong.

> #if sizeof(size_t) == sizeof(unsigned int)
>   foo();
> #else
>   bar();
> #endif

This is not valid C: sizeof is a compile-time operator, the
preprocessor knows nothing about it.  Since #if is processed by the
preprocessor, you get a parse error.