CPP and parsing it with the correct line numbers.

How can I get the correct line number to return an error message to the
user after I have sent a file through CPP? I am not sure what the # 100
include <asdfasf> 1 3, etc stand for and how to handle them in a
lex/bison parser. Any pointers in the right direction would be greatly
appreciated.


Thanks


Tim Perry
[Different C preprocessors do different things, but the # 100 lines usually
mean that the following line in the preprocessed file was line 100 in the
source file. Do a few experiments with your local CPP and it's not hard
to figure out. Re how to handle them, recognize them in the lexer, not the
parser since they can occur anywhere in the token stream. -John]






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