On: Autodafe: Tools for freeing your project from the clammy grip of autotools

[camel-cdr]

Meanwhile you still need to add a special compilation flag to get a c89 and above compatible preprocessor: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/zc-pre...

[Kwpolska → camel-cdr]

Default flags of compilers tend to prefer backwards compatibility over correctness and modernity. Passing flags to make the compiler behave correctly or report all errors is nothing new.

[camel-cdr → Kwpolska]

Yes, but it shouldn't take +35 years to change the default to the correct behavior.