Set preprocessor #define values before compilation

[Oli_M]

Dear experts,

I have a runAnalysis.C macro that I use to compile my custom classes using ROOT5 like

gROOT->LoadMacro("ClassA.cxx++")

In the ClassA definition, I have a preprocessor macro that determines the definition of the class, something like:

#define TYPE 1
#if TYPE == 1
typedef EventA Event;
#endif
#if TYPE == 2
typedef EventB Event;
#endif

Is there a way to pass the TYPE value as a parameter for the compilator in my runAnalysis.C macro instead, so that I don’t have to rewrite it manually in the source file?
ROOT5 as well as ROOT6 solutions are welcome
Thanks a lot!

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[Wile_E_Coyote]

The simplest I can think of would be to add right in the beginning of your “ClassA.cxx”:

#if !defined(TYPE)
#include "ClassA_TYPE.hxx" /* get it from this file */
#endif

and then use:

gSystem->Exec("echo '#define TYPE 1' > ClassA_TYPE.hxx");
gROOT->LoadMacro("ClassA.cxx++");

[Oli_M]

Thanks Wile, that’s a smart workaround.
Sadly it isn’t platform universal but that shouldn’t matter for me.

Thanks a lot!

[Wile_E_Coyote]

{ std::ofstream f("ClassA_TYPE.hxx", std::ios::trunc); f << "#define TYPE 1" << std::endl; f.close(); }