C preprocessor Macro defining Macro

Question

Can you do something like this with a macro in C?

#define SUPERMACRO(X,Y) #define X Y

then

SUPERMACRO(A,B) expands to #define A B
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Answer 1

No. The order of operations is such that all preprocessor directives are recognized before any macro expansion is done; thus, if a macro expands into something that looks like a preprocessor directive, it won't be recognized as such, but will rather be interpreted as (erroneous) C source text.