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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:09:51 -0700
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Subject: Re: detecting integer constant expressions in macros
To:     "Uecker, Martin" <Martin.Uecker@med.uni-goettingen.de>
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On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 4:07 PM, Uecker, Martin
<Martin.Uecker@med.uni-goettingen.de> wrote:
>
> talking of crazy ideas, here is another way to preserve
> integer const expressions in macros by storing it a
> VLA type (only for positive integers I guess):
>
>
> #define MAX(a, b) sizeof(*({    \
>         typedef char _Ta[a];    \
>         typedef char _Tb[b];    \
>         (char(*)[sizeof(_Ta) > sizeof(_Tb) ? sizeof(_Ta) :
> sizeof(_Tb)])0; }))

I liked your previous hack more. This is much more limited and not
nearly as disgustingly subtle.

              Linus