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https://github.com/messer-cpp/messer

REPL for C preprocessor of C++17
https://github.com/messer-cpp/messer

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REPL for C preprocessor of C++17

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# Messer

Messer is an interactive environment for evaluating C preprocessing macros conforming to C++17 standard with showing macro replacement steps.

## Prerequisites

- You need to install below manually:
- C++17 supported GNU C++ Compiler
- Boost
- Boost.Coroutine2
- Boost.Preprocessor
- `sed`
- `awk`
- `make`
- You can get the following prerequisites as git-submodules:
- Veiler
- Linse

## Build

```shell-session
$ make
```

It takes **extremely** long time.
For example, it takes 4 minutes to build messer on an AMD Ryzen7 2700X.
It is recommended to take coffee while building.

```
...patience...
...patience...
...patience...
```

## Usage

You can input programs following the prompt (`>>>`).
`#pragma step tokens` shows macro replacement steps for `tokens`.
You can exit Messer with `C-d`.

### Example

```
>>> #define CAT_I(a, b) a ## b
>>> #define ID(x) x
>>> CAT_I(a, ID(b))
aID(b)
>>> #pragma step CAT_I(a, ID(b))
CAT_I(a, ID(b))
-> a ## ID(b)
-> aID(b)
>>> #define CAT(a, b) CAT_I(a, b)
>>> CAT(a, ID(b))
ab
>>> #pragma step CAT(a, ID(b))
CAT(a, ID(b))
-> CAT_I(a, ID(b))
-> CAT_I(a, b)
-> a ## b
-> ab
>>>
```

## License

MIT License (see `LICENSE` file)

### License of dependent libraries

see `LICENSES` directory.