#ifdef vs #if - which is better/safer as a method for enabling/disabling compilation of particular sections of code?

Question

This may be a matter of style, but there\'s a bit of a divide in our dev team and I wondered if anyone else had any ideas on the matter...

Basically, we have some de

Answer 1

They're both hideous. Instead, do this:

#ifdef DEBUG
#define D(x) do { x } while(0)
#else
#define D(x) do { } while(0)
#endif

Then whenever you need debug code, put it inside D();. And your program isn't polluted with hideous mazes of #ifdef.