-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ < 3)
-#define reply(FMT...) send_message(user, cmd->parent->bot, FMT)
-#elif !defined(S_SPLINT_S) /* doesn't recognize C99 variadic macros */
-#define reply(...) send_message(user, cmd->parent->bot, __VA_ARGS__)
+#if defined(GCC_VARMACROS)
+# define reply(ARGS...) send_message(user, cmd->parent->bot, ARGS)
+#elif defined(C99_VARMACROS)
+# define reply(...) send_message(user, cmd->parent->bot, __VA_ARGS__)