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[cpp.predefined] Tidy specification of __FILE__ and __LINE__ #8584

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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions source/preprocessor.tex
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\indextext{__file__@\mname{FILE}}%
\mname{FILE}\\
The presumed name of the current source file (a character string
literal).
\begin{footnote}
The presumed source file name can be changed by the \tcode{\#line} directive.
\end{footnote}
A character string literal representing the presumed name of
the current source file.
\begin{note}
The presumed source file name can be changed by the \tcode{\#line} directive\iref{cpp.line}.
\end{note}

\item
\indextext{__line__@\mname{LINE}}%
\mname{LINE}\\
The presumed line number (within the current source file) of the current source line
(an integer literal).
\begin{footnote}
The presumed line number can be changed by the \tcode{\#line} directive.
\end{footnote}
A decimal integer literal representing the presumed line number
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The incoming text says "an integer literal", allowing hex or binary literals. You change that to "decimal", which feels like a normative change.

of the current source line within the current source file.
\begin{note}
The presumed line number can be changed by the \tcode{\#line} directive\iref{cpp.line}.
\end{note}

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\indextext{stdc__embed_not_found__@\mname{STDC_EMBED_NOT_FOUND}}%
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