How can I generate a list via the C preprocessor (cpp)?

Question

I would like to do something like the following:

F_BEGIN

F(f1) {some code}
F(f2) {some code}
...
F(fn) {some code}

F_END

and have it gene

Answer 1

If you have a C99 complying compiler, the preprocessor has variable length argument lists. P99 has a preprocessor P99_FOR that can do "code unrolling" like the one you want to achieve. To stay close to your example

#define MYFUNC(DUMMY, FN, I) int FN(void) { return I; } 
#define GENFUNCS(...)                                          \
P99_FOR(, P99_NARG(__VA_ARGS__), P00_IGN, MYFUNC, __VA_ARGS__) \
int (*function_table)(void)[] = { __VA_ARGS__ }

GENFUNCS(toto, hui, gogo);

would expand to the following (untested)

int toto(void) { return 0; } 
int hui(void) { return 1; }
int gogo(void) { return 2; }
int (*function_table)(void)[] = { toto, hui, gogo };