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GCC C++: Defining unicode string const in macro

This macro is intended to define a string as both ASICII and unicode.

#define DEFINE_XML_TOKEN_STRING(n, s) const char n##a[] = #s; const wchar_t n##w[] = L#s;

DEFINE_XML_TOKEN_STRING(CONFIG_ELM, config)

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const char CONFIG_ELMa[] = "config"; const wchar CONFIG_ELMw[] = L"config";

Works with fine Visual Studio. The preprocessor in GCC seems to have a problem reporting error:
error: 'L' was not declared in this scope
note: in expansion of macro 'DEFINE_XML_TOKEN_STRING'

Duncan Roe

I would try compiling with compiler flag -std=c++11. Will try it when I can.

Duncan Roe

It works for me without any special flags. I have gcc 4.8.2 - what do you have?
Also I had to use wchar_t rather than wchar

14:53:04$ cat t.cpp
using namespace std;
int main (int argc, char **argv)
{
  const char CONFIG_ELMa[] = "config"; const wchar_t CONFIG_ELMw[] = L"config";
  return 0;
}                                  /* int main (int argc, char **argv) */
15:02:10$ cat Makefile 
t: t.cpp
        g++ $^ -o $@
15:02:14$ make
g++ t.cpp -o t

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Duncan Roe

This macro works for g++

#define DEFINE_XML_TOKEN_STRING(n, s) const char n##a[] = #s; const wchar_t n##w[] = L###s;

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You will have to test whether Visual Studio accepts it

jrheisey

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Then the pre-processor is adding the space. It is not in the macro definition.

jrheisey

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I filed a gcc bug
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60492

Duncan Roe

Fine. But you now have a solution. Does Visual Studio accept the amended macro? If not, you will have to conditionally define the macro according to platform.

Duncan Roe

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60492

Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |INVALID

--- Comment #5 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
You could most likely also use L"" #s too due to string concatenating rules.

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