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		andai on Nov 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Botlib: C Telegram bot framework Ah, my bad. `#define import #include import "cJSON.h"`

andai on Nov 25, 2023 | [–]

Edit: It is with great sadness, and a heavy heart, that I report the following news: C doesn't let you do this. (Genuinely surprised, considering everything else it lets you do!)

andai on Nov 25, 2023 | [–]

In fact, I even made it into a reusable library!

    #include "import.h"
    import "cJSON.h"

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