Add -fkeep-system-includes modifier for -E
This option will cause -E to preserve the #include directives for system headers, rather than expanding them into the output. This can greatly reduce the volume of preprocessed source text in a test case, making test case reduction simpler. Note that -fkeep-system-includes is not always appropriate. For example, if the problem you want to reproduce is induced by a system header file, it's better to expand those headers fully. If your source defines symbols that influence the content of a system header (e.g., _POSIX_SOURCE) then -E will eliminate the definition, potentially changing the meaning of the preprocessed source. If you use -isystem to point to non-system headers, for example to suppress warnings in third-party software, those will not be expanded and might make the preprocessed source less useful as a test case.
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