#ifndef lint in src code

[asp5]

Hi all,

I was looking at the source code (FreeBSD 9) and found that most of the programs have an ifndef similar to the following (in /usr/src/usr.bin/su/su.c):

#ifndef lint
static const char copyright[] =
"@(#) Copyright (c) 1989, 1993\n\
        The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.\n";
#endif

What is this ifndef for? Are these some configuration information? Documented somewhere? Please let me know.

Thanks,
asp5.

 

[expl]

It's to compile the copyright string into the binary, #ifndef lint is there to avoid lint() warnings about the constant not being used.

 

[asp5]

It's to compile the copyright string into the binary, #ifndef lint is there to avoid lint() warnings about the constant not being used.

Thanks expl.

 

[asp5]

Hi,

How do I mark this post as solved...?

Thanks,
asp5

 

[UNIXgod]

Hi,

How do I mark this post as solved...?

Thanks,
asp5

I think you need more than 10 posts before you can edit which is where you would do it.