https://shiv.me/tags/badly-punctuated-parameter-list/ Recent content in Badly Punctuated Parameter List on Shivanand Velmurugan — Product leader. Systems thinker. Hugo en © Shivanand Velmurugan Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://shiv.me/posts/2011/badly-punctuated-parameter-list/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://shiv.me/posts/2011/badly-punctuated-parameter-list/ <p>Sometimes working with an old c compiler brings up painful, yet fun-filled days of making it speak the same language as you, and sometimes you just go &ldquo;*$&amp;%*$#&amp;% you piece of sh** compiler&rdquo;</p> <p>I had one such moment today, and after I had returned to Zen (some soul-searching and some google searching), I realized it quite simple.</p> <div class="highlight"><div class="chroma"> <table class="lntable"><tr><td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code><span class="lnt">1 </span><span class="lnt">2 </span><span class="lnt">3 </span><span class="lnt">4 </span><span class="lnt">5 </span><span class="lnt">6 </span><span class="lnt">7 </span></code></pre></td> <td class="lntd"> <pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span class="line"><span class="cl">$ gmake </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">... </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">... </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">some_file.h:42: badly punctuated parameter list in <span class="se">\`</span><span class="c1">#define&#39; </span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">some_file.h:64: badly punctuated parameter list in <span class="se">\`</span><span class="c1">#define&#39; </span> </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">Failed to compile </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">$ </span></span></code></pre></td></tr></table> </div> </div><p>This was caused by the following:</p>