ASML C Coding Standard

Rule: 6.10.4.b

Synopsis:	When used, the line-splicing character ('\' at the end of a line) shall immediately be followed by the newline character.
Language:	C
Severity Level:	6
Category:	Preprocessing Directives

Description:

Justification

This avoids undefined behavior according to the C standard. Characters following the line-splicing character might break tools that can't handle this. For example, the CScout tool has problems with trailing spaces, thus resulting in partial cross reference data.

Example

#define DEFINE_VERY_LONG_MACRO_NAME \ /* comment */
              1234 /* WRONG */

#define DEFINE_VERY_LONG_MACRO_NAME \
              1234 /* RIGHT */