Issue 0017.20: Is the scope of macro parameters defined in the right place?

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Authors: Derek M. Jones, WG14
Date: 1992-12-10
Reference document: X3J11/90-056
Submitted against: C90
Status: Closed
Converted from: dr.htm, dr_017.html

Scope of macro parameters

Refer to subclause 6.8.3 on page 89, line 16; the scope of macro parameters should be defined in the section on scope.

The idea is to enable all references to the scope of names to be under one heading. This is not really a significant issue.

Comment from WG14 on 1997-09-23:

Response

Subclause 6.1.2 on page 20, line 5, states “Macro names and macro parameters are not considered further here.” This approach was intentionally adopted to avoid explicitly having to mention exceptions of using identifiers, for example in the sections on scope, linkage, name spaces, and storage durations, none of which applies to macros. The proposed change does not clarify the standard and may even obscure it.