Re: [LUG] c++ preprocessor passing strings

["Steven Cote" <steven.cote@xxxxxxxxx>]

How can i set "/usr/local/hardcodedpath" at compile time?
Is there an easy C++ way of using preprocessors, i've tried passing
values over -DMY_LOCATION and using

data_location = MY_LOCATION

but as the string is unquoted this fails. It does not seem possible to
pass quoted values via the preprocessor.

You're on the right track with using -D

All you have to do is shell-escape the quotation marks so that it stays a string once the preprocessor gets its hands on it. So pass:

-DMYLOCATION='"/usr/local/hardcodedpath"'

The outer single quotes will protect the inner double quotes.
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