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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T01:32:13+00:00 2026-06-09T01:32:13+00:00

If I define #if SOMETHING #endif and I have not defined SOMETHING anywhere. Would

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If I define

#if SOMETHING

#endif

and I have not defined SOMETHING anywhere. Would the code inside #if compile ?

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    2026-06-09T01:32:15+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 1:32 am

    When the name used in the argument expression of #if is not defined as a macro (after all other macro replacement is finished), it is replaced with 0. This means that your #if SOMETHING will be interpreted as #if 0. The code under #if will be removed by preprocessor.

    The rule applies to more complex expressions as well. You can do

    #define A 42
    #if A + B
    

    which will evaluate to #if 42, since unknown name B is interpreted as 0

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