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Should Au3Stripper strip #ForceDefs?


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I use a couple of instances of #ForceDef to cover cases where variables aren't declared in a "proper order" within the script.  The problem is that when I compile the script with the strip option on, the line is removed and the AU3 PreCheck fails.

I solve things by inserting the #ForceDef line into the displayed MyScript Stripped.au3 result and then compiling that version.  But that's an extra step I have to perform on every recompile.

Should Au3Stripper leave #ForceDefs alone?  Or is there a way to "force the ForceDefs"?

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You should only strip the file just before compiling the script to an exe. Is that when this happens or does it happen after stripping and then you manually compile it? If you're manually compiling the script after stripping it, don't run Au3Check on it, it should already have run on the script prior to stripping it.

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Thanks for your response.

... don't run Au3Check on it, it should already have run on the script prior to stripping it.

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It is true that the script is fully vetted for errors before I compile.  But I've never been certain whether or not ForceDef did something behind the scenes, like create placeholders for the referenced variables.

If it's only invoking an "ignore" state, then what you're suggesting is the answer.

Sound right?

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Well, I guess using #forcrdef is not a good idea because usually with a little extra effort the script could be written in a way which it won't need #forcedef at all.

And about Au3Stripper, it's doing its job well, as #forcedef is a preprocessor directive, there is no reason for it to remain in the final compiled script.

For now, you can compile your stripped script manualy, like what you are currently donig.

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au3stripper is reading the #forceref defined variables, not the #forcedef, but when would that be needed?

Can you show an example?

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This just got confusing to me.

 

au3stripper is reading the #forceref defined variables, not the #forcedef

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Honestly, I never noticed #forceref.

For my use of #forcedef, I have some rarely-used functions that I sometimes paste in at the end of a script to keep them out of the way.  Sometimes, those functions declare Global variables that can be referenced by any calling script segment.  Such variables always result in a "used before declared" notice.  A #forcedef at the top of the main script takes care of those references and the script works.

Although I can bypass the reference problem by skipping the last-moment check pass, I'm still curious why the Au3Stripper needs to even bother with removing them.  Is it just programmed to remove all # statements?

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For anyone following, I found an excellent explanation and example of #forceref:

Indeed, I found that exact use in my scripts.  It has been there so long that I no longer noticed it.

Is there something similar for #forcedef?

 

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Although I can bypass the reference problem by skipping the last-moment check pass, I'm still curious why the Au3Stripper needs to even bother with removing them.  Is it just programmed to remove all # statements?

Guess I understand your issue now as au3stripper should leave that statement all together...  

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