How do I see a C/C++ source file after preprocessing in Visual Studio?

Question

Let\'s say I have a source file with many preprocessor directives. Is it possible to see how it looks after the preprocessor is done with it?

Answer 1

I don't know anything about Microsoft compiler, but on GCC you can use this:

gcc -E -P -o result.c my_file.h

If you want to see comments use this:

gcc -E -C -P -o result.c my_file.h

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