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__FILE__ macro

Steven Logan
Note: This was originally posted on 8th May 2013 at http://forums.arm.com

When using the __FILE__ macro in RVDS4, it only expands to "source/file.cpp". It won't ever expand to more than just the directory the file is in.
It seems everyone has problems shortening the path from __FILE__ rather than getting it to show more.

Is there anyway to resolve this?

Loggie
  • Note: This was originally posted on 9th May 2013 at http://forums.arm.com

    You are right in that __FILE__ is what is given on the command line. At least for me this is the case. I would be able to achieve what I require by using a longer path as it currently stands I only require the name of the folder the source directory is in, each of these folders are respective of their separate project. i.e. project_name/source/file.cpp. However trying to adjust the supplied paths to give me what I need could potentially cause a whole load of other problems.

    Currently I am trying to define a macro called FILE_NAME using -DFILE_NAME="project_name/source/file.cpp" however I get no end of errors, mostly telling me that FILE_NAME is undefined.
  • Note: This was originally posted on 10th May 2013 at http://forums.arm.com

    [size=2]Thanks Scott, however [/size]I have been speaking with a colleague and we have come to the conclusion that since each filename is unique, we can solve the problem with the following. By specifying the root path of the entire solution we can search the project folders and build a hash table with filename key's that correspond to the full path to the file.. This would allow us to obtain the functionality we desire without requiring any changes to our actual code.
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    Note: This was originally posted on 8th May 2013 at http://forums.arm.com

    I would expect that __FILE__ was the same as the file name given on the command line.  (Or for #included files, the path constructed from the parent directory of a file on the command line and/or the -I directives.).

    Can you get what you want by specifying longer paths on the command line?
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    Note: This was originally posted on 9th May 2013 at http://forums.arm.com

    You may be having quoting problems.  On a Linux host try -DFILE_NAME=\""..."\" on a Windows host try -DFILE_NAME=""""..."""" [I _wish_ I was kidding]