Re: [avr-gcc-list] Can enumerator values be used in a #if preprocessordirective?

[Dave Hansen]

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> So that explains the difference. Seems like there could be a better
> error message for this case, 'don't use enum here', alas "The
> preprocessor does not know anything about types in the language"...

Here's a cute/ugly little macro that might help you find the errors you're looking for:

#define ctassert(n,e) extern unsigned char n[(e)?0:-1]

Here's an example of how you might use it:

enum{a,b,c,d,last};
#define MAX 2
ctassert(big_enough,(last <= MAX));

Note that the macro does not need to be invoked from within a function.  If the test fails, the error message is almost pretty good, depending on what you choose for the array name (sztest.c:6: error: size of array `big_enough' is negative).

Refinements of the concept left as an exercise for the reader.  Regards,

   -=Dave