bbmacro

bbmacro -- C containers and useful macros

Contents of the package

label.h

The macro header with non-fallthrough switch syntax and with the macros for avoiding direct usage of goto.

ansicolor.h

The macro header for colorizing output using ANSI escape codes. Plain escape codes, low-level macros and high-level macros are provided.

static.h

The macro header with portable attributes and miscellaneous useful macros.

vector.h

The macro header with a vector type written in the C way.

memory.h

The appendix to vector.h with the fully automatic memory management.

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System requirements

It would be good if your system supports ANSI escape codes.

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Installation

First of all, edit the file Config to fit your needs (or set the variables from that file in a command line). On a typical Linux machine you can keep it untouched.

You can check the compilability of some headers (optional step):

$ make proof

You can also run the provided demo programs (optional step):

$ make demo
$ build/label
$ build/palette
$ build/ansicolor

And finally, install the header files (you need the superuser privileges):

# make install

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Development

To remove the build directory, run this command:

$ make clean

To package all the sources into a tarball, run this command:

$ make dist

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NOINCLUDE

In some header files (*.h), you find the following construction:

#ifndef NOINCLUDE
#define NOINCLUDE
#include ...
#include ...
#undef NOINCLUDE
#endif

This is caused by the simple rule of Rob Pike: "Include files should never include include files" .

If you want to strictly follow this rule, you should:

• define NOINCLUDE in your compilations (append -DNOINCLUDE to the command line options of your C compiler);

• in the header files, surround all necessary includes in the way shown.

It will force you to include all dependencies manually in the source files (*.c).

If you do not appreciate this rule, just don't care.