The compiler includes line numbers and source filenames in warnings, error messages, and information provided to debugging tools. You can use the #line directive in the source file itself to change the compiler's filename and line numbering information. The #line directive has the following syntax:
#line line_number ["filename"]
The next line after a #line directive has the number specified by line_number. If the directive also includes the optional string literal "filename", then the compiler uses the contents of that string as the name of the current source file.
The line_number must be a decimal constant greater than zero. An example:
#line 1200 "primary.c"
The line containing the #line directive may also contain macros. If so, the preprocessor expands them before executing the #line directive. The #line directive must then be formally correct after macro expansion.
Programs can access the current line number and filename settings as values of the standard predefined macros _ _LINE_ _ and _ _FILE_ _:
printf( "This message was printed by line %d in the file %s.\n", _ _LINE_ _, _ _FILE_ _ );
The #line directive is typically used by programs that generate C source code as their output. By placing the corresponding input file line numbers in #line directives, such programs can make the C compiler's error messages refer to the pertinent lines in the original source.
Source: C in a Nutshell - O'Reilly Media
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