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2024-12-19

832. Value of preprocessing numbers

[Voted into WP at October, 2009 meeting.]

5.7 [lex.ppnumber] paragraph 2 says,

A preprocessing number does not have a type or a value; it acquires both after a successful conversion (as part of translation phase 7, 5.2 [lex.phases]) to an integral literal token or a floating literal token.

However, preprocessing directives are executed in phase 4, and the evaluation of constant-expressions in #if directives requires that preprocessing numbers have values.

Proposed resolution (July, 2009):

Change 5.7 [lex.ppnumber] paragraph 2 as follows:

A preprocessing number does not have a type or a value; it acquires both after a successful conversion (as part of translation phase 7 (5.2 [lex.phases])) to an integral literal token or a floating literal token.