Thread: #ifndef is not working as expected.

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    Question #ifndef is not working as expected.

    Let's say I have
    program.c that is the main runnable source file.
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include "Hookprogram.c"
    
    
     #ifndef PAL_INCLUDED
     #define PAL_INCLUDED
     #define another main
     #endif
    
    
    
    
    
    
    void another(){
        
        printf("This is program's function.");
        
    }
    And another program that is being included Hookprogram.c
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    
     #ifndef PAL_INCLUDED
     #define PAL_INCLUDED
     #define hook main
     #endif
    
    
    
    
    void hook(){
        
        printf("This is program's function2.");
    
    
    }

    Why the output is:
    This is program's function2.
    and not:
    This is program's function.
    How can I make sure that the output would be?:
    This is program's function.

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    Because
    Code:
    #define hook main
    is used, and this is because

    Code:
    #ifndef PAL_INCLUDED
    guards the other define for main.

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    > #ifndef is not working as expected.
    That depends on what your expectation was.

    But if you're staring at pre-processor weirdness, gcc -E is your friend (I omitted all of stdio.h for clarity).
    Code:
    $ gcc -E program.c
    # 1 "program.c"
    # 1 "<built-in>"
    # 1 "<command-line>"
    # 1 "/usr/include/stdc-predef.h" 1 3 4
    # 1 "<command-line>" 2
    # 1 "program.c"
    
    # 1 "hookprogram.c" 1
    # 12 "hookprogram.c"
    void main(){
    
        printf("This is program's function2.");
    
    
    }
    # 3 "program.c" 2
    # 15 "program.c"
    void another(){
    
        printf("This is program's function.");
    
    }
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    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    > #ifndef is not working as expected.
    That depends on what your expectation was.
    I stated the expectations by showing the expected output.

    Quote Originally Posted by Salem View Post
    > But if you're staring at pre-processor weirdness, gcc -E is your friend (I omitted all of stdio.h for clarity).
    Code:
    $ gcc -E program.c
    # 1 "program.c"
    # 1 "<built-in>"
    # 1 "<command-line>"
    # 1 "/usr/include/stdc-predef.h" 1 3 4
    # 1 "<command-line>" 2
    # 1 "program.c"
    
    # 1 "hookprogram.c" 1
    # 12 "hookprogram.c"
    void main(){
    
        printf("This is program's function2.");
    
    
    }
    # 3 "program.c" 2
    # 15 "program.c"
    void another(){
    
        printf("This is program's function.");
    
    }
    I use TCC, but the -E is useful in detemining some logic about the pre-processsor, thank you for that.

    Quote Originally Posted by john.c View Post
    This is pointless.
    At this point, everything is pointless.

    But I still need get the expected output, even if it is unusual.

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    The output is what I expect therefore it works to me.

    Tim S.
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    Well the thread and main topic is not about your expectations, but to reach the goal of my expectation, that is an output. It is clearly stated. I'm not even sure why are you even posting here if you have nothing useful to add or even to help with resolution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by john.c View Post
    Your quest is pointless.
    You are an idiot.
    Those are the facts.
    This forum seems to be as disgusting as you are, please go back to your cave, useless prick.

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    Did you try moving the include after the define!

    Tim S.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stahta01 View Post
    Did you try moving the include after the define!

    Tim S.
    Thank you, now it seems to work out.

    However, as of right now I started to get
    Code:
    program.c:16: error: redefinition of 'main'
    Program.c

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    
    
    #ifndef PAL_INCLUDED
    #define PAL_INCLUDED
    #define another main
    #endif
     
    #ifndef HOOKPROGRAM
    #define HOOKPROGRAM
    #include "Hookprogram.c"
    #endif
    
    
    
    
    
    
    void another(){
        
        printf("This is program's function.");
        
    }
    Hookprogram.c
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    #ifndef PAL_INCLUDED
    #define PAL_INCLUDED
    #define hook main
    #endif
     
    #ifndef PROGRAM
    #define PROGRAM
    #include "program.c"
    #endif
    
    
    void hook(){
        
        printf("This is program's function2.");
    
    
    
    }

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    I now understand the others who said you were a waste of time to help.

    Tim S.
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    Sigh. Tell you what, let's go back to the start. We might expect you to do something like this:

    main.c
    Code:
    #include "hook.h"
    
    int main(void)
    {
        hook();
        return 0;
    }
    hook.h
    Code:
    #ifndef HOOK_H_INCLUDED
    #define HOOK_H_INCLUDED
    
    void hook(void);
    
    #endif
    hook.c
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include "hook.h"
    
    void hook(void)
    {
        printf("This is program's function.");
    }
    Then you would compile main.c and hook.c and link them together to build your executable program. Notice that:
    • We provide the header file hook.h and include it in main.c (and hook.c, though that's optional). We do not include any source files.
    • We don't do unnecessary obfuscuation like trying to #define the main function.


    If you really want to play around with #define for the main function and trying to do things with macros other than the usual header guards, then you jolly well acquire the foundational C knowledge so you can reason through this yourself, and if you're still stuck, tell us clearly what you're trying to accomplish rather than just throw bad code at people and expect them to take you seriously.
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    It's all about trying to make a simple modular project.

    I'm intentionally including .c files instead of making a seperate .h file to make it a single portable source file.

    I'm about to make a single source file for each module and I want that each module would be runnable by using Tiny C Compiler.

    Why I want that instead of compiling into .exe file? Why I want a runnable .c file? So that we could edit C language programs and share around instead of executable binaries.

    I need main method for each .c file and I'm importing each .c into other .c files and vice versa.

    So let's go back to the (instead): #ifndef is not working as expected.

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