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[Ulrich Drepper]

Steve Grubb wrote:
>>Do we need cpp?
> 
> 
> I wouldn't think so. Production machines should never have compilers, devel 
> libraries, or programming tools like preprocessors.

cpp is sometimes used as an ordinary preprocessor for all kinds of work.
 Some people prefer it to m4.  The use has drmatically dropped in the
last years but there might still be some programs out there which need
it at runtime.

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