[erlang-questions] For your amusement--why doesn't this compile?

[john.hughes@REDACTED]

Here’s a behaviour that’s had me tearing my hair today. Consider this module:

-module('Aaargh!!').
-define(PLEASE_DONT).
-ifndef(PLEASE_DONT).
-compile({parse_transform,undefined_parse_transform}).
-endif.

It fails to compile, with one simple error message:

20> c('Aaargh!!').
Aaargh!!.erl: undefined parse transform 'undefined_parse_transform'
error

If you can see why, you’re more an Erlang wizard than I am!

John
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