c99 _Pragma operator in OpenMP

[PGK]

Hi all,

Is the C99 _Pragma supported by OpenMP? The more common #pragma is first discussed on Page #21:

In C/C++, OpenMP directives are specified by using the #pragma mechanism provided by the C and C++ standards.

Which could imply that a compliant OpenMP c99 compiler would translate something like:

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_Pragma("omp parallel for")

into

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#pragma omp parallel for

and so be compliant.

As well as being an operator, it can appear as a result of macro expansion; e.g.

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#define PARFOR _Pragma("omp parallel for")

In any case, I only have gcc, which does appear to support the use of _Pragma like this for OpenMP. Is this well supported? Do other C99 compilers also support _Pragma?

Cheers,
PGK

[Federico]

TO my understanding, independently of OpenMP, a C99 compiler must support both forms, the #pragma directive and the _Pragma unary operator. Thus, it seems to be a matter of C99 compliance of each compiler. You should check with compiler vendor or developer organization. Documentation is available online for most compilers.

Federico