From: Tim Hunter <cyclists@...>
Date: 2003-11-17T10:25:54+09:00
Subject: Re: macros

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 03:58:43 +0900, Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT wrote:
> 
> You can (ab)use the C preprocessor in the following manner:
> 
> $ cat trick_rb.c
> 
>   #define sniplet(a) ("/Path/To/" + a + "/Directory")
>   puts sniplet('some')
> 
> $ gcc -E trick_rb.c > trick.rb
> $ cat trick.rb
>   # 1 "trick_rb.c"
> 
>   puts ("/Path/To/" +  'some'  + "/Directory")
> 
> $ ruby trick.rb
> 
>   /Path/To/some/Directory
> 

If you're going to go _that_ route, why not use M4?