Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Instead of the repetition, why not just s/define @code{typeof}/also &/ ?
Let's see:
"If the C compiler supports GCC's @code{typeof} syntax, define
@code{HAVE_TYPEOF}. If the support is available only via a different
spelling of the keyword (e.g., @code{__typeof__}), also define @code{typeof}
to that spelling."
To me, this is ambiguous: The reader may understand that "also" means that
'typeof' and '__typeof__' get the same meaning, i.e. that nothing is said
in the second sentence about HAVE_TYPEOF. Or he/she understands it in the
way you mean it, and then it sounds confusing or self-contradictory because then
HAVE_TYPEOF is understood to be defined in that case, although the first
sentence
says that it should not be defined in that case.
Another proposal is:
"If the C compiler supports GCC's @code{typeof} syntax either directly or
through
a different spelling of the keyword (e.g., @code{__typeof__}), define
@code{HAVE_TYPEOF}. If the support is available only through a different
spelling
of the keyword, define @code{typeof} to that spelling."
Bruno
