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		codedokode 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Crabtime: Zig’s Comptime in Rust C macros and gcc do not allow to run arbitrary code during compilation.

fulafel 11 months ago | [–]

The C standard is accomodating as always: https://feross.org/gcc-ownage/

kibwen 11 months ago | [–]

In practice every C build system already does.

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