What is the worst real-world macros/pre-processor abuse you've ever come across?

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I did the following myself, and I think I learned something from it.

In 1992 or so I wrote a small Lisp interpreter. It wasn't implemented in normal C, but in an interpreted C-like language. This C-like language used the standard C pre-processor, though.

The Lisp interpreter of course contained the functions car, which is used in Lisp to return the first element in a list, and cdr, which returns the rest of the list. They were implemented like this:

LISPID car(LISPID id) {
    CHECK_CONS("car", 1, id);
    return cons_cars[id - CONS_OFFSET];
} /* car */

LISPID cdr(LISPID id) {
    CHECK_CONS("cdr", 1, id);
    return cons_cdrs[id - CONS_OFFSET];
} /* cdr */

(Data were stored in arrays, since there were no structs. CONS_OFFSET is the constant 1000.)

car and cdr are used frequently in Lisp, and are short, and since function calls weren't very fast in the implementation language, I optimized my code by implementing those two Lisp functions as macros:

#define car(id) (CHECK_CONS("car", 1, (id)), cons_cars[(id) - CONS_OFFSET])
#define cdr(id) (CHECK_CONS("car", 1, (id)), cons_cdrs[(id) - CONS_OFFSET])

CHECK_CONS checks that its argument actually is a list, and since that one is also used frequently in the interpreter, and is short, I wrote that one too as a macro:

#define CHECK_CONS(fun, pos, arg)   \
    (!IS_CONS(arg) ?        \
        LISP_ERROR("Arg " + pos + " to " + fun +    \
                   " must be a list: " + lispid2string(arg)) : 0)

IS_CONS and LISP_ERROR were also used frequently, so I made them into macros too:

#define IS_CONS(id) \
    (   intp(id) && (id) >= CONS_OFFSET     \
     && ((id) - CONS_OFFSET) < sizeof(cons_cars))

#define LISP_ERROR(str)     (throw((str) + "\n"))

Seems reasonable?

But then, why did the entire system crash on this line:

id2 = car(car(car(car((id1))));

I worked a long time to find the problem, until I finally checked what that short line was expanded to by the pre-processor. It was expanded to a 31370-character line, which I have here split into lines (502 of them) for clarity:

id2 = ((!(intp( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
&& ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars))
? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 &&
(( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to
" + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n"))
: 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
>= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && ((
(id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to "
+ "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) :
0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp(
(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars))
? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 &&
(( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to
" + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n"))
: 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
>= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && ((
(id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to "
+ "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) :
0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && ((
(id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to "
+ "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) :
0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars))
? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 &&
(( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to
" + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n"))
: 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
>= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && ((
(id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to "
+ "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) :
0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])) - 1000]))) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && (( (((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars))
? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 &&
(( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to
" + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n"))
: 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && (
(id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
>= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && ((
(id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to "
+ "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) :
0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1))
>= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg "
+ 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string(
(id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) >= 1000 && ((
(((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1))
- 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car"
+ " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(((!(intp(
(id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) <
sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must
be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])) - 1000])) - 1000])))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(((!(intp( (((!(intp( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >=
1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " +
1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1)))
+ "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) && ( (((!(intp( (id1))
&& ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ?
(throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" + " must be a list: " +
lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0), cons_cars[(id1) - 1000])))
>= 1000 && (( (((!(intp( (id1)) && ( (id1)) >= 1000 && (( (id1)) -
1000) < sizeof(cons_cars)) ? (throw(("Arg " + 1 + " to " + "car" +
" must be a list: " + lispid2string( (id1))) + "\n")) : 0),
cons_cars[(id1) - 1000]))) - 1000) < sizeof(cons_cars))