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Re: Call the compiler, fax it your code [video]

#7
So my username is a little less ridiculous than I originally thought? :)

The fact that this can introduce OCR bugs into your C code is hilarious, and this is diabolical:

    #define one ( 4 - 3 )
    #define eleven ( 3 + 4 + 4 )

Source code is here https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax

Re: Call the compiler, fax it your code [video]

#10

So my username is a little less ridiculous than I originally thought? :) The fact that this can introduce OCR bugs into your C code is hilarious, and this is diabolical: #define one ( 4 - 3 ) #define eleven ( 3 + 4 + 4 ) Source code is here https://github.com/lexbailey/compilerfax

Need a proper preprocessor to take a code file and make it OCR-safe by substituting for dangerously glyphs.
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