User and Reference Guide for the Intel® C++ Compiler 14.0

ISO Standard Predefined Macros

The ISO/ANSI standard for the C language requires that certain predefined macros be supplied with conforming compilers. The following table lists the macros that the Intel® C++ Compiler supplies in accordance with this standard:

The compiler includes predefined macros in addition to those required by the standard. The default predefined macros differ among Windows*, Linux*, and OS X* operating systems due to the default /Za compiler option on Windows*. Differences also exist on Linux* and OS X* as a result of the -std compiler option.

Macro

Value

__DATE__

The date of compilation as a string literal in the form mm dd yyyy.

__FILE__

A string literal representing the name of the file being compiled.

__LINE__

The current line number as a decimal constant.

__STDC__ (Windows* OS)

Defined when compiling a C translation unit with compiler option Za .

__STDC_HOSTED__

Defined and value is 1 only when compiling a C translation unit with compiler option Qstd=c99.

__STDC_VERSION__

Defined and value is 199901L only when compiling a C translation unit with compiler option Qstd=c99.

__TIME__

The time of compilation as a string literal in the form hh:mm:ss.

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