When do you use "if ( a = b )"?

[Lars Wirzenius]

In article <10654 at uwm.edu>, markh at csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark William Hopkins) writes:
> [about converting syntax-changing macros into cleartext]
> I use my own scanner-based program to alter variable names and macros in other
> peoples' source all the time.  It's nothing.

It's unnecessary, nonproductive extra work. That's the whole point. 
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Lars Wirzenius    wirzenius at cc.helsinki.fi