[android-developers] Re: Android preprocessor, //#ifdef...

"Preprocessing for j2me is supported by SUN via NetBeans. It's pretty
clear that SUN fully backs preprocessing for j2me if you look at all
the
support provided."

If it were really "supported" and "fully backed" by Sun it would be
supported in javac.

On Aug 1, 9:40 am, Leigh McRae <leigh.mc...@lonedwarfgames.com> wrote:
> On 8/1/2010 4:29 AM, Mark Murphy wrote:
>
> > Java (J2ME, Blackberry, Android) does not have a native preprocessor.
> > Neither does Javascript for WebOS/HTML5 applications, nor Actionscript
> > for Flash/Flex/AIR applications. Neither do some languages drifting
> > into the mobile space (e.g., Ruby, and Perl AFAICT) for Android,
> > Meego, and Symbian.
>
> > It is probably more accurate to say that C and its derivatives (e.g.,
> > C++, Objective-C, C#) and .NET languages (VB, C#) have an integrated
> > preprocessor, and that those languages are widespread in mobile
> > platforms today.
>
> Preprocessing for j2me is supported by SUN via NetBeans.  It's pretty
> clear that SUN fully backs preprocessing for j2me if you look at all the
> support provided.
>
> BlackBerry preprocessing is fully supported via their compiler, rapc.
>
> What I don't understand is why so many people are against it.  It's just
> a tool and one that can get you out of a tight spot.  Give people the
> tools and let them cut their own toes or feet off.  Oh and yes I know
> what the reply will be.  Write it yourself, it's open source...  We
> aren't Java or we are Java depending on what we are debating...
>
> --
> Leigh McRaewww.lonedwarfgames.com

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