Concatenate int to string using C Preprocessor

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Classical C preprocessor question….

#define STR_HELPER(x) #x
#define STR(x) STR_HELPER(x)

#define MAJOR_VER 2
#define MINOR_VER 6
#define MY_FILE "/home/user/.myapp" STR(MAJOR_VER) STR(MINOR_VER)

The extra level of indirection will allow the preprocessor to expand the macros before they are converted to strings.

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