Sun CC 5.2: templates: -D option quoting bug?

Question

Hi,
I am using Sun CC 5.2 (Forte 6 Update 1) on a Solaris 8.
I am finding the following quoting problem in SunWS_cache.
When given an option like -DINL=inline to the compiler, The SunWS_cache/CC_state file stores it as: -DINL='inline' in a =OP line. That is, it adds extraneous quotes around the definition. This creates problems when templates are regenerated.
A code like:
template <class T> INL int Foo::getBar() const { ...}
expands to
template <class T> 'inline' int Foo::getBar() const { ... }
Is there any workaround? The quotes create havoc and the compiler emits strange errors afterwords.
Thanks
Sankar

Answer 1

Sorry, I use CC 5.3 which seems not to exhibit your problem. You might try using a sed(1) script in your Makefile to remove the extraneous quotes:
.o .cc:
CC -DINL=inline -c $<
cat SunWS_cache/CC_state | sed '/OP=/s/\'inline\'/inline/' > SunWS_cache/tmp_CC_state
mv SunWS_cache/tmp_CC_state SunWS_cache/CC_state
Alternatively, experiment with variations like: CC -D"INL=inline"
... Dave