WANTED: "C" code line counter program
Craig P McLaughlin
cpm00 at duts.ccc.amdahl.com
Wed Mar 13 02:36:41 AEST 1991
In article <1991Mar11.182848.26693 at comm.wang.com> lws at comm.wang.com (Lyle Seaman) writes:
>dcavasso at ntpal.uucp (Dana Cavasso) writes:
>> I need a "C" code line counter program, preferably written in
>>"C". It will be used on several platforms, so solutions involving
>
>Counting semi-colons is a pretty good approach, as that counts C
>statements. Lines is kind of less meaningful. Counting '{' is
>an interesting one, too.
>
Counting semi-colons may miscount setups like the one below:
while(condition)
do_this;
That's two, I think. :) What about counting newlines, but ignoring those
that immediately follow another newline (ie, skip blank lines)?
Craig McLaughlin cpm00 at duts.ccc.amdahl.com V:(408)737-5502
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